Arch Hand Microsurg 2018; 23(4): 267-270  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Recurrent Motor Branch Entrapment: A Case Report
Young Woo Kwon1, In Cheul Choi1, Hee-Kyu Kwon2, Jong Woong Park1
Departments of 1Orthopedic Surgery, 2Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Correspondence to: Jong Woong Park
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, 73 Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
TEL: +82-2-920-5924, FAX: +82-2-924-2471, E-mail: ospark@korea.ac.kr
Received: August 3, 2018; Revised: September 4, 2018; Accepted: September 7, 2018; Published online: December 1, 2018.
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Abstract
Recurrent motor branch entrapment syndrome is a compressive mononeuropathy of recurrent motor branch of median nerve. It is a rare condition as a cause of thenar muscle wasting and may have different pathogenesis. If such an anatomical variation is the cause, there is a possibility that thenar muscle atrophy remains if only the transcarpal ligament release is performed. We report a 25-year-old male patient with carpal tunnel syndrome with thenar muscle wasting 1 month ago.
Keywords: Carpal tunnel syndrome, Median nerve, Recurrent motor branch

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