entrapment of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel, which is formed by the flexor retinaculum and the carpal bones; this syndrome may be associated with repetitive occupational trauma, wrist injuries, amyloid neuropathies, rheumatoid arthritis, acromegaly, pregnancy, and other conditions; symptoms include burning pain and paresthesias involving the ventral surface of the hand and fingers which may radiate proximally; impairment of sensation in the distribution of the median nerve and thenar muscle atrophy may occur.
Also applicable to/known as
Median nerve entrapment
Partial thenar atrophy
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 354.0
Atrophy, atrophic
thenar, partial 354.0
Carpal tunnel syndrome 354.0
Compression
nerve NEC - see also Disorder, nerve
median (in carpal tunnel) 354.0
Neuropathy, neuropathic (see also Disorder, nerve) 355.9
2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 354.0
354.0