"Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Entrapment of the MEDIAN NERVE in the carpal tunnel, which is formed by the flexor retinaculum and the CARPAL BONES. This syndrome may be associated with repetitive occupational trauma (CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS); wrist injuries; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES; rheumatoid arthritis (see ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID); ACROMEGALY; PREGNANCY; and other conditions. Symptoms include burning pain and paresthesias involving the ventral surface of the hand and fingers which may radiate proximally. Impairment of sensation in the distribution of the median nerve and thenar muscle atrophy may occur. (Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51, p45)
| Descriptor ID |
D002349
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.500.500.200 C10.668.829.550.200 C26.844.150.206
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| Concept/Terms |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Carpal Tunnel Syndromes
- Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel
- Syndromes, Carpal Tunnel
- Amyotrophy, Thenar, Of Carpal Origin
- Median Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel
- Compression Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel
- Entrapment Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" by people in this website by year, and whether "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Milano ME, Pennington MV, Ilyas AM. Diagnosis and Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome During Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Apr 01; 145(4):439-448.
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Davis G, Destine H, Perez AR, Hanna A, Kern N, Dinger J, Hall AT, Tulipan JE, Matzon JL, Freedman KB, Tjoumakaris FP. Distal Mononeuropathy and Nerve Release After Open and Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Matched Cohort Analysis. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 Sep; 50(9):1127.e1-1127.e7.
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Thomas TL, Stevens CS, Goh GS, Kistler JM, Ilyas AM. Direct Variable Cost Comparison of Monitored Anesthesia Care Versus Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tournique Carpal Tunnel Release: A Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Analysis. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 Aug; 50(8):1008.e1-1008.e8.
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Pederiva D, Pilla F, Chiaramonte I, Rinaldi A, Rossomando V, Brunello M, Vita F, Faldini C. Under 2$ hand anesthesia? Our first 800 cases with Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) in hand surgery. Musculoskelet Surg. 2025 Jun; 109(2):163-166.
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Pohl NB, Derector E, Rivlin M, Bachoura A, Tosti R, Kachooei AR, Beredjiklian PK, Fletcher DJ. A quality and readability comparison of artificial intelligence and popular health website education materials for common hand surgery procedures. Hand Surg Rehabil. 2024 06; 43(3):101723.
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Pohl NB, Narayanan R, Brush PL, Lee Y, Qureshi R, Kanhere A, Micou ML, Fras SI, Kaye ID, Mangan JJ, Kurd MF, Mehnert MJ, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD. Preoperative Electrodiagnostic Study Findings Differ Between Patients With Double-crush Syndrome and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Propensity Matched Analysis. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Sep 15; 32(18):856-861.
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Thomas TL, Goh GS, Beredjiklian PK. Direct Variable Cost Comparison of Endoscopic Versus Open Carpal Tunnel Release: A Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Analysis. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Sep 01; 32(17):777-785.
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Shen OY, Pratap JS, Li X, Chen NC, Bhashyam AR. How Does ChatGPT Use Source Information Compared With Google? A Text Network Analysis of Online Health Information. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024 Apr 01; 482(4):578-588.
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Jones CM, Sherman M, Beredjiklian PK. Reply to "Diagnosing Mild to Moderate Idiopathic Median Neuropathy at the Carpal Tunnel". J Hand Surg Am. 2023 09; 48(9):e11.
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Hozack BA, Campbell BR, Kistler JM, Matzon JL, Jones CM, Rivlin M. Proximity of the Ulnar Neurovascular Structures in Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery: A Cadaveric Study. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 Feb; 50(2):237.e1-237.e6.