Individual risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: an evaluation of body mass index, wrist index and hand anthropometric measurements

Individual risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: an evaluation of body mass index, wrist index and hand anthropometric measurements

In this study we aimed to identify the role of the body mass index (BMI), wrist index and hand anthropometric measures as risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in both genders. Based on clinical and electrophysiologic diagnostic criteria, 154 female and 44 male CTS patients, as well as 150 f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2004-09, Vol.106 (4), p.294-299
Hauptverfasser: Boz, Cavit, Ozmenoglu, Mehmet, Altunayoglu, Vildan, Velioglu, Sibel, Alioglu, Zekeriya
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Action Potentials
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - etiology
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - pathology
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - physiopathology
Case-Control Studies
Confidence intervals
Disease
Electrodes
Female
Females
Fingers - pathology
Fingers - physiopathology
Gender
Hand anthropometric measurements
Humans
Male
Males
Median Nerve - physiopathology
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Thyroid diseases
Ulnar Nerve - physiopathology
Wrist
Wrist - pathology
Wrist - physiopathology
Wrist index
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Zusammenfassung:In this study we aimed to identify the role of the body mass index (BMI), wrist index and hand anthropometric measures as risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in both genders. Based on clinical and electrophysiologic diagnostic criteria, 154 female and 44 male CTS patients, as well as 150 female and 44 male age-matched control subjects, were selected. BMI, wrist index, hand shape index, digit index and hand length/height ratio were compared between the CTS patients and the control subjects for each gender separately. Mean BMI was found to be a significant risk factor for CTS in both genders. The wrist index was found to be higher in female ( P
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.01.002