It can occur on one side or be bilateral.Īll patients who report numbness, tingling, muscle loss, or loss of strength, dexterity, or manual endurance should be examined and tested not only for carpal tunnel syndrome, but also for lacertus syndrome.īecause lacertus syndrome is still widely unknown, its diagnosis is largely based on the knowledge and experience of the clinician consulted. The electromyogram (EMG) rarely detects lacertus syndrome, but can be useful in diagnosing associated carpal tunnel syndrome. The test consists of comparing the resistance force of the lateral rotators by stimulating (scratching) the suspected compression zone. The scratch collapse test is not a very well-known provocative maneuver, but very useful in confirming the diagnosis. Partial resolution or persistence of symptoms in a patient operated on for a carpal tunnel very often means that the site of the compression has not been properly identified or that there is a second area of compression.ĭiagnosis is based primarily on examination and systematic physical examination of the entire upper limb, not just the wrist. where it is situated behind the lacertus fibrosus (bicipital fascia) and is. The three most common presenting symptoms in lacertus syndrome patients were loss of hand strength (95.6), loss of hand endurance/fatigue (73.3), and forearm pain (35.4). This misdiagnosis is a very common cause of carpal tunnel surgery failure. Pronator Teres Syndrome (PTS) is a compression neuropathy of the median. of lacertus syndrome (top) and combined lacertus and carpal tunnel syndromes (bottom). Methods A retrospective study of prospectively collected data was conducted on patients undergoing lacertus release (LR) from June 2012 to June 2021. Unfortunately, few clinicians have the knowledge to suspect and investigate lacertus syndrome. Purpose This study aims t o assess the clinical presentation and surgical outcomes of lacertus syndrome (LS) and concomi-tant median nerve entrapments.
Its symptoms are frequently confused with those of carpal tunnel syndrome, which complicates the differential diagnosis and management of the patient. I finally talked to a surgeon a couple of weeks ago, who diagnosed me with both Golfers Elbow and Lacertus Syndrome. Because it is a rather unknown and non-documented condition, lacertus syndrome presents a particular diagnostic challenge. The Lacertus syndrome is more common than pronator syndrome, which involves the me- dian nerve, and can be distinguished with a careful workup. Presenting symptoms of lacertus syndrome (top) and combined lacertus and carpal tunnel syndromes (bottom).
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