title: Carpal tunnel syndrome and hand configuration.
abstract: The likelihood that hand configuration is related to the development of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) was examined in this study. Based on neurophysiological criteria, 50 female subjects with CTS and 50 healthy female controls were selected and their external hand dimensions were measured. Our results showed that the palm length and third digit length were significantly shorter and the palm width larger in the subjects with CTS compared with controls. Regression analysis demonstrated that the hand ratio [(palm + third digit length)/palm width] was significantly correlated with median nerve conduction measurements. The hand ratio may be a simple and useful predictive measurement in determining the tendency for CTS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical School, University Hospital of Patras, P.O. Box 1045, 26500 Rion, Greece. echroni@yahoo.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chroni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paschalis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arvaniti
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zotou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikolakopoulou
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Papapetropoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014459:Ulnar Nerve