Carpal is derived from the word, carpus (meaning wrist), and taken from the Greek word, Karpos. In medical jargon, the carpus refers to an assembly of eight small bones that lie side-by-side in ...

The carpal tunnel is a narrow conduit in the wrist made up of small bones and soft tissues. The median nerve lies within this tunnel, and it acts as a kind of pulley for the tendons that control ...

The median nerve and the tendons that bend the fingers go through the carpal tunnel, which is a tube of ligament and bones at ...

Subsequent chapters cover the metacarpals, the carpal bones, the radius and ulna, the elbow and upper arm, and the shoulder and thoracic cage. The cervical spine and the thoracic and lumbosacral spine ...

Broken wrist bones, dislocated bones, new bone growth from healing bones, or bone spurs. These can take up space in the carpal tunnel and put more pressure on the median nerve. During open carpal ...