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The Role of Wrist Anthropometric Measurement in Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

P. G. LIM
S. TAN
T. SARA AHMAD

From the Orthopaedic Surgery Department, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Correspondence: Dr Phaik Gan Lim, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, KM6, Jalan Langgar, 05460 Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia. Tel.: +604 7406233; fax: +604 7350233. E-mail: pglim72{at}gmail.com.

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.

Key Words: idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome • Wrist Ratio • Wrist Palm Ratio

This version was published on October 1, 2008

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Vol. 33, No. 5, 645-647 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408093326
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