The role of wrist anthropometric measurement in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome

Lim, P.G. and Tan, S. and Ahmad, T.S. (2008) The role of wrist anthropometric measurement in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. Journal of Hand Surgery British & European Volume, 33 (5). pp. 645-647. ISSN 1753-1934, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1753193408093326.

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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.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: Orthopaedic Surgery Department, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords: Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Wrist Ratio, Wrist Palm Ratio
Subjects: R Medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User: Nor Izzati Ab Razak
Date Deposited: 25 Jan 2012 03:55
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2012 03:55
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/2500

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