title: Primary carpal tunnel stenosis as a cause of entrapment of the median nerve.
abstract: The aetiology of carpal tunnel syndrome in about 50% of patients is not clear. These patients are frequently older woman. Measurements of the carpal tunnel cross-sectional area in eleven female patients revealed a narrow carpal tunnel as compared with female or male controls. Primary carpal tunnel stenosis as a cause of entrapment of the median nerve is postulated.
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000473:pathology; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male