title: The role of wrist anthropometric measurement in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome.
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 > or =0.70 and a Wrist Palm Ratio of >0.342 were significantly associated with idiopathic CTS.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery Department, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. pglim72@gmail.com
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: T Sara
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D014953:Wrist / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult