Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Persistent Median Artery and Bifid Median Nerve in an Adolescent
10.4055/jkoa.2019.54.5.452
- Author:
Sang Uk LEE
1
;
Hyun Woo LEE
;
Sun Young JOO
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea. sjoo@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
carpal tunnel syndrome;
arteries;
median nerve;
adolescent
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Arteries;
Axillary Artery;
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome;
Child;
Female;
Humans;
Median Nerve;
Mucolipidoses;
Mucopolysaccharidoses
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2019;54(5):452-456
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Carpal tunnel syndrome is rare in children. When it does occur in children, the most common causes reported are mucopolysaccharidosis and mucolipidosis. The median artery is a transitory vessel that develops from the axillary artery in early embryonic life and does not normally survive until postfetal life. In a small percentage of individuals, however, it persists into adulthood and is frequently accompanied by a bifid median nerve. A persistent median artery can be a cause of carpal tunnel syndrome in adults, but it is extremely rare in children and adolescents. This paper reports a case of a carpal tunnel syndrome caused by a persistent median artery and bifid median nerve in a 13-year-old girl.
