Trapezium Tunnel Syndrome.

J Hand Surg Am · Jan 2024 · Review

Afshar A, Tabrizi A, Shariyate MJ

Department of Orthopedics, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Hand & Upper Extremity

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONThis narrative review raises awareness of trapezium tunnel syndrome, a flexor carpi radialis tendinitis that can cause radial wrist pain and confound carpal tunnel surgery outcomes.
Abstract, as published

The trapezium tunnel is situated on the lateral side of the carpal tunnel, lined with synovial tissue, and accommodates the flexor carpi radialis tendon. Trapezium tunnel syndrome is characterized by flexor carpi radialis tendinitis/peritendinitis and may lead to complicated clinical scenarios, such as flexor carpi radialis tendon rupture and the formation of primary or recurrent ganglion cysts on the volar radial side of the wrist and thenar area. Notably, the simultaneous presence of trapezium tunnel syndrome might contribute to unsuccessful outcomes in carpal tunnel surgeries. Trapezium tunnel syndrome may arise from either intrinsic or extrinsic factors. The entity of trapezium tunnel syndrome has attracted a low index of clinical suspicion because the other causes of radial side wrist pain that are more prevalent and frequent. We present a narrative review of this condition in an endeavor to heighten awareness and clinical suspicion of trapezium tunnel syndrome.

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