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Mayo Clinic
Participants will be taken to a hand examination room where a portable ultrasound (US) machine is present. A previously determined wrist will be examined for each of the participants. The US will be used to obtain measurements of the subjects carpal tunnel and median nerve at multiple levels in order to define its size.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Greater than age 18 having bilateral wrists amenable to ultrasound examination.
You may not be if
Active carpal tunnel syndrome,
history of carpal tunnel syndrome
any prior arm or hand surgery (including previous carpal tunnel release for any reason or previous surgery on the volar wrist)
distal radius fracture deformity
rheumatoid arthritis
open wounds or lesions of the hand or forearm
known congenital deformities of the upper extremity.
Clareo Health | The Relationship Between Age and Carpal Tunnel Size
