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*'''Laterally''': It attaches to the scaphoid tubercle and the trapezium. | *'''Laterally''': It attaches to the scaphoid tubercle and the trapezium. | ||
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{| class="wikitable" |+ Pressure within carpal tunnel |- ! Pressure (mm Hg) !! Description |- | <20 || normal |- | 20-30 || venular flow retarded |- | 30 || axonal transport impaired |- | 40 || sensory & motor dysfunction |- | 60-80 || blood flow ceases |} | |||
Revision as of 11:21, 13 September 2023
Boundaries of the Carpal Tunnel
- Roof: Flexor retinaculum.
- Floor: Carpal bones (hamate, capitate, trapezoid, trapezium, pisiform, triquetrum, lunate, and scaphoid).
- Medial Boundary: Pisiform and hamate bones.
- Lateral Boundary: Scaphoid and trapezium bones.
Attachments of the Flexor retinaculum
- Medially: It attaches to the pisiform and the hook of the hamate.
- Laterally: It attaches to the scaphoid tubercle and the trapezium.
