| Carpal tunnel syndrome following burns. | |
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PMID: 21991129 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The commonest cause of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a congenital predisposition - the carpal tunnel is simply narrower in some people than in others. The development of CTS due to various burn causes has never been reported. This study describes some demographic features of all reported CTS cases following different types of burn in patients admitted to our burns centre in the USA. A retrospective case study was carried out to identify CTS following different types of burns among the patients admitted between January 2001 and January 2006. A descriptive data analysis was carried out to observe CTS following hand burns. There were 36 CTS cases in 28 patients presenting various kinds of burns in the upper extremities. The mean age of the CTS patients was 52 years (SD, 10.51 yr) and 79% were male. Of these, 57% had sustained thermal burns, 32% electrical burns, and the remainder had scalds or chemical burns. More patients (56%) had second-degree burns than third-degree burns and all but one of the patients with electrical burns had second-degree burns. This observation demonstrates that there were a considerable number of CTS cases following thermal burn injury compared to previous reporting. This study also suggests the need of a prospective study to examine the association between burns in the upper extremities and the likelihood of their progression to CTS and whether any specific type of burn is more likely to result in CTS. |
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Z Hassan; R F Mullins; B Alam; M A H Mian |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Annals of burns and fire disasters Volume: 21 ISSN: 1592-9558 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Burns Fire Disasters Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-10-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101251186 Medline TA: Ann Burns Fire Disasters Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 153-5 Citation Subset: - |
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Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, USA. |
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