[HTML][HTML] Carpal tunnel syndrome: pathophysiology and comprehensive guidelines for clinical evaluation and treatment

A Joshi, K Patel, A Mohamed, S Oak, MH Zhang… - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), the median nerve is compressed at the level of the carpal
tunnel in the wrist. This entrapment manifests as unpleasant symptoms, such as burning …

A review of carpal tunnel syndrome and its association with age, body mass index, cardiovascular risk factors, hand dominance, and sex

MA Cazares-Manríquez, CC Wilson, R Vardasca… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Researchers in the CTS area can use findings and summaries
obtained in this research to quickly know their state of the art, the treatments used and the …

Personal factors associated with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS): a case-control study

E Al Shahrani, A Al Shahrani, N Al-Maflehi - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2021 - Springer
Background Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the most common nerve entrapments
in the upper limb. In Saudi Arabia, few studies have investigated CTS in the general …

A genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 50 genetic loci associated with carpal tunnel syndrome

AT Skuladottir, G Bjornsdottir, E Ferkingstad… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy and has a
largely unknown underlying biology. In a genome-wide association study of CTS (48,843 …

Sex differences in neuromuscular disorders

C Vinciguerra, S Iacono, L Bevilacqua… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2023 - Elsevier
The prevalence, onset, pathophysiology, and clinical course of many neuromuscular
disorders (NMDs) may significantly differ between males and females. Some NMDs are …

The pathological links between adiposity and the carpal tunnel syndrome

MR Otelea, R Nartea, FG Popescu, A Covaleov… - Current Issues in …, 2022 - mdpi.com
An association between obesity and carpal tunnel syndrome is found in many
epidemiological studies. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate the physiopathological links …

[PDF][PDF] The factors associated with carpal tunnel syndrome severity

F Tonga, S Bahadir - Turk Neurosurg, 2022 - turkishneurosurgery.org.tr
ABSTRACT AIM: To evaluate the effects of factors, which are associated with carpal tunnel
syndrome (CTS) prevalence, on disease severity. MATERIAL and METHODS: This …

Sex-related differences in carpal arch morphology

K Lakshminarayanan, R Shah, ZM Li - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The purpose of this study was to investigate the sex-based differences in the carpal arch
morphology. Carpal arch morphology was quantified using palmar bowing and area of the …

Impact of keyboard typing on the morphological changes of the median nerve

PY Loh, WL Yeoh, H Nakashima… - Journal of occupational …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The primary objective was to investigate the effects of continuous typing on
median nerve changes at the carpal tunnel region at two different keyboard slopes (0° and …

Effects of sex and age on work-related upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders in Ontario, Canada

PM Tilley, DM Mulla, PJ Keir - Work, 2023 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Effective targeting of workplace upper extremity musculoskeletal disorder
(MSD) prevention strategies requires the identification of demographic groups most at risk …