The Double Crush Syndrome

Nerve Physiology

“…Within the realm of compression is another form of injury known as double crush 23 . Double crush pertains to the increased susceptibility of a nerve to develop a compressive neuropathy when a proximal compressive lesion of the same nerve is found.…”

Carpal tunnel syndrome and manual work: the OCTOPUS cohort, results of a ten-year longitudinal study

“…Thus, CTS is a common cause of work disability and determines high healthcare expenditures (6,7). A large amount of literature documented that CTS is associated with several personal characteristics, including increasing age, overweight/obesity, female gender, and musculoskeletal comorbidities (eg, trigger finger, rotator cuff syndrome, and cervical radiculopathy -double crush syndrome) (8)(9)(10)(11)(12). Many clinical investigations have focused on the role of systemic diseases in increasing the risk of CTS.…”

Stellenwert der endoskopischen Karpaltunneldekompression

“…Es soll durch trophische, axonale Beeinträchtigung und gesteigerte Sensitivität des Nervs auf Druckbelastung verursacht werden. Ein Dekompressionseingriff im Karpaltunnel kann dann zu einer Besserung der Symptomatik im ganzen Verlauf des Nervs führen [11].…”