Confirmed Case and Diagnosis of Pseudocarpal-Tunnel (Sublimis) Syndrome

THE carpal-tunnel syndrome is well known. The following case describes a new area of mediannerve compression labeled a "pseudocarpal-tunnel syndrome."Case ReportA tire fell on the dorsum of the left hand of a 21-year-old soldier that was palm down on the ground. Under the palm were several stones. The initial trauma was considered trivial to the palm of the hand. There was no trauma to the wrist, forearm or any other part of the upper extremity. Thirty-six hours later the patient had complete loss of sensation in the median distribution and complete paralysis of the opponens-pollicis and abductor-pollicis-brevis muscles . . .