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Abstract Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common mononeuropathy accounting for approximately 90% of peripheral entrapment neuropathies(1).Estimates of prevalence range from 4% up to 20% in the industrial populations(2) CTS is theorized to be the result of gradual swelling, causing an hourglass compression and ischemic degradation of the median nerve (MN) as it traverses the carpal tunnel(3). |