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Others have proposed that an inflammatory process leads to a hyperemic state in the paravertebral tissues, causing a progressive decalcification of C1 and C2, and a subsequent weakening of the ligamentous insertions of the transverse ligament onto C1. Schenck (1989) states that the major purpose of any surgical procedure for CTS is to lengthen the thick, transverse ligament which crosses at the base of the hand. All 20 patients who had a ruptured alar ligament had intraligamentous signal changes in the transverse ligament. |
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