Sex-related differences in carpal arch morphology

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 arch formed by the transverse carpal ligament. The carpal arch was imaged at the distal and proximal tunnel levels using ult...

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Published in:PloS one 2019-05, Vol.14 (5), p.e0217425-e0217425
Main Authors: Lakshminarayanan, Kishor, Shah, Rakshit, Li, Zong-Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Algorithms
Arches
Biology and Life Sciences
Biomechanics
Biomedical engineering
Body Weight
Bowing
Carpal Bones - anatomy & histology
Carpal Bones - diagnostic imaging
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Compression
Diagnostic imaging
Engineering
Female
Females
Gender differences
Hand
Hand surgery
Humans
Laboratories
Levels
Ligaments - anatomy & histology
Ligaments - diagnostic imaging
Male
Median nerve
Medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Men
Morphology
Neuropathy
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Overuse injuries
Palmar Plate - anatomy & histology
Palmar Plate - diagnostic imaging
People and Places
Physical Sciences
Rehabilitation
Research and Analysis Methods
Sex
Sex Characteristics
Sex differences
Sex differences (Biology)
Surgery
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography
Ultrasound
Ultrasound imaging
Women
Wrist
Wrist - anatomy & histology
Wrist - diagnostic imaging
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary: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 arch formed by the transverse carpal ligament. The carpal arch was imaged at the distal and proximal tunnel levels using ultrasonography in 20 healthy young adults (10 women and 10 men). It was found that females had a smaller carpal arch height compared to men at both distal and proximal levels (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0217425