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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

腕隧道症候群患者手腕部解剖構造相關因子之研究

Abstract

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common entrapment neuropathy. It has been associated with many conditions, including age, gender, work and body mass index etc. The aim of the study is trying to ass-ess the anthropometric factors and range of motion of hand and wrist in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Twenty-one patients with carpal tunnel syndrome approved by clinical and electrophysiol-ogical studies, and eighteen normal controls attended this study. Anthropometric factors includling hand width, hand length, palmar length, palmar thickness, wrist width, wrist thickness and range of motion of wrist joints were assessed in the patient and control groups.The results revealed that the wrist ratio and palm ratio in patients were greater than those in normal controls. The motion range of wrist palmar flexion and radial deviation were smaller in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome than those in normal controls. Besides, a correlation relationship was found between the wrist ratio and the sensory nerve conduction velocity at index finger to wrist segments (r=-0.753, p=0.0001). The conclusion was made that anthropometric factors and abuse of hand and wrist were the major risk factors of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

229

Last Page

235

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