復健科CHEN, HUEI-WENHUEI-WENCHENCHANG, CHEIN-WEICHEIN-WEICHANGWU, YI- JANEYI- JANEWUCHAO, KENG-YUKENG-YUCHAO陳惠文張權維吳怡珍趙耿裕2009-01-192018-07-132009-01-192018-07-132000http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/99381Carpal 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 this study is trying to assess the anthropometric factors and range of motion of hand and wrist in patients with carpal tunnel. Twenty-one patients with carpal tunnel syndrome approved by clinical and electrophysiological studies, and eighteen normal controls attended this study. Anthropometric factors including 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.en-US腕隧道症候群carpal tunnel syndrome解剝構造因子anthropometric factor