Haas D C, Nord S G, Bome M P
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1981 May;62(5):204-6.
Seven patients developed symptoms and signs of carpal tunnel syndrome after vehicles they were driving were involved in collisions. Nerve conduction studies showed median nerve impairment at the wrist in 4 patients and suggested it in the other three. The presence of carpal tunnel syndrome was confirmed in every patient by the relief of symptoms following surgical division of the volar carpal ligament. The findings suggest that injuries inflicted on nonneural structures of the carpal tunnel when the patient was gripping the steering wheel led to chronic compression of the median nerve within the tunnel.
七名患者在其所驾驶的车辆发生碰撞后出现了腕管综合征的症状和体征。神经传导研究显示，4名患者腕部正中神经受损，另外3名患者有此迹象。通过手术切断掌侧腕横韧带后症状缓解，证实每名患者均患有腕管综合征。研究结果表明，患者紧握方向盘时腕管非神经结构受到损伤，导致隧道内正中神经长期受压。
