Acute carpal tunnel syndrome caused by pigmented villonodular synovitis of the wrist

Chidgey, L.K.; Szabo, R.M.; Wiese, D.A.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 228: 254-257

1988


ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X
PMID: 3342575
Document Number: 307266
An 89-year-old woman developed an acute carpal tunnel syndrome secondary to hemarthrosis associated with pigmented villonodular synovitis of the wrist. Pigmented villonodular synovitis is rare in a patient of this age and is an unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome.

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