High wrist ratio is a risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome

Ozcakir Ş., Sigirli D., Avsaroglu H.

CLINICAL ANATOMY, cilt.31, sa.5, ss.698-701, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/ca.23198
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL ANATOMY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.698-701
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: anthropometric measurements, carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist ratio, BODY-MASS INDEX, HAND ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS, GENDER, CIRCUMFERENCE, METAANALYSIS, AGE
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common upper extremity entrapment neuropathy and various risk factors have been implicated in the etiology. In this study, we aimed to determine whether anthropometric measurements are independent risk factors for CTS. Patients with symptoms of CTS (n=27) and asymptomatic controls (n=27) were enrolled following electrophysiological confirmation. Body mass index (BMI) was recorded and anthropometric measurements of the hand were made by a digital caliper. BMI, wrist width, wrist depth, palm length, hand width, wrist ratio, wrist/palm ratio, and wrist/hand ratio were significantly higher in the CTS group. BMI, wrist ratio, wrist/palm ratio, and wrist/hand ratio were independent variables in the logistic regression analysis; wrist ratio was the only significant predictor of CTS. Patients with a wrist ratio higher than 0.69 were 8.2 times more likely to have CTS. This study suggests that wrist ratio may be considered as an independent risk factor for CTS. Clin. Anat. 31:698-701, 2018. (c) 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.