Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Calcium Deposit in the Surgically Transacted Transverse Carpal Ligament

Figure 2

ICP-MS analyses were performed on samples (n = 3 and error bars are standard error of the mean) from the TCLs of 40 patients with CTS: (a) concentration of Ca, (b) concentration of Cd, and (c) concentration of Pb. The concentration of Ca in control samples was 37 ± 0.2 mg/g. The concentrations were subjected to two-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test, and different letters on the bars indicate a significant difference in the concentrations between the patients.

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