Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1325-1328, October 2008

Median Nerve and Ulnar Nerve Palsy Caused by Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease: Case Report

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

Received 17 March 2008; accepted 29 April 2008.

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease can cause extra-articular pathology including nerve compression syndrome. We report a rare case of this complication in a 79-year-old woman.

Key words: Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease, median nerve, ulnar nerve

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PII: S0363-5023(08)00403-6

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.04.030

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1325-1328, October 2008

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