Turkish Neurosurgery 1994 , Vol 4 , Num 4
CARPAL TUNNEL CROSS SECTIONAL AREA MEASUREMENT IN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Kamil ÖGE1, Figen BAŞARAN DEMİRKAZIK2, Gülay NURLU3, Servet İNCİ1, Aykut ERBENGİ1
1Hacettepe University Medical School Departments of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey
2 Hacettepe University Medical School Departments of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey
3Hacettepe University Medical School Departments of Neurology, Ankara, Turkey
Carpal tunnel cross sectional area and carpal tunnel area/wrist area ratios of 23 subjects including 8 bilateral, 9 unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome patients and 6 control patients were examined. Carpal tunnel areas of the patients were found to be 1.7–1.6 cm2 and the control group 1.9–2.1 cm2. The carpal tunnel/wrist area ratios were calculated to exclude anatomical differences. This ratio of the patient group was found to be statistically different from the controls. Measurements of the unilateral carpal tunnel patients revealed a predisposing narrowing of the affected wrists. Keywords : Carpal tunnel syndrome, computed tomography
Corresponding author : H. Kamil Öge