Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
10-1-2008
Abstract
Anthropometric wrist measurement ratios were examined for an association with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Wrist measurements were recorded in 67 patients with CTS and in a matched control group of 67 healthy volunteers. The Wrist Ratio (WR) (wrist anterior to posterior dimension/wrist medial–lateral dimension) and the Wrist Palm Ratio (wrist anterior to posterior dimension/palm length) were calculated for each case. We found that a WR of ≥0.70 and a Wrist Palm Ratio of >0.342 were significantly associated with idiopathic CTS.
Keywords
Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Wrist Ratio, Wrist Palm Ratio
Publication Title
Journal of Hand Surgery British & European Volume
ISSN
1753-1934
Recommended Citation
Lim, P.G.; Tan, S.; and Ahmad, T.S., "The role of wrist anthropometric measurement in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome" (2008). Research Publications (2006 to 2010). 1799.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2006_2010/1799
Divisions
fac_med
Volume
33
Issue
5
Publisher
Elsevier
Additional Information
Orthopaedic Surgery Department, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia