An evaluation of gender, body mass index, wrist circumference and wrist ratio as independent risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome

Evaluation of age, body mass index, and

Evaluation of age, body mass index, and wrist index as risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome severity

✍ Joao A. Kouyoumdjian; Dirce M.T. Zanetta; Maria P.A. Morita 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 170 KB

## Abstract To determine the role of personal variables as risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and their relationship to severity of nerve conduction abnormality, we studied 210 consecutive symptomatic CTS patients and 320 controls subjects without CTS symptomatology or known systemic dis