Median nerve compression secondary to fractures of the distal radius

Abstract

Fractures of the distal radius and carpal tunnel syndrome are both commonly occurring entities seen in the wrist.The latter condition is an occasional complication that should be well recognized as a result of the former traumatic condition.While treatment of distal radius fractures is currently undergoing a treatment revolution,the complication of carpal tunnel syndrome should be similarly recognized and given therespectthatitdeserves.Once significant median nerve injury or compression occurs as a result of a fracture of the distal radius,it can be much more difficult to treat, and the final out come may be much less predictable than its idiopathic counterpart. © 2007 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.