Carpal tunnel syndrome after epiphysiolysis of the distal radius in a 5-year-old child - Case report

Carpal tunnel syndrome after fracture of the distal radius is a well known complication in adults, but in small children carpal tunnel syndrome is ext remely rare. A case of carpal tunnel syndrome in a 5-year-old girl is prese nted. She had a distal epiphysiolysis of the radius, which was treated cons ervatively. Eight weeks after removal of the plaster of Paris she had clini cal signs of carpal tunnel syndrome after excercise but without new injurie s. Conservative treatment with a dorsal splint was effective, and all her s ymptoms disappeared. So conservative treatment seems worth considering befo re operation in similar cases.