Balakrishnan C, Smith M F, Puri P
Department of Plastic Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
J Emerg Med. 1999 May-Jun;17(3):437-9. doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(99)00011-6.
We report a case of acute carpal tunnel syndrome from thrombosis of a persistent median artery caused by blunt trauma. The sudden onset of numbness in the median nerve distribution with pain in the fingers in a young adult may provide clues to the diagnosis.