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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2007 Oct 22;41(2):292–298. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.09.017

Table 1.

The cadavers with an antemortem diagnosis of CTS (cadaver CTS hands) and associated data recorded in available medical records.

Cadaver CTS hand Treatment EMG (AAEM criteria) CTS related conditions
1 CTR + biopsy BMI>30, gout, glucose intolerance
2 CTR + biopsy BMI>30
3 CTR + neurolysis BMI>30
4 CTR idiopathic
5 CTR idiopathic
6 Steroid injection Mild idiopathic
7 No treatment Mild idiopathic
8 No treatment Mild idiopathic

CTR- carpal tunnel release; BMI- body mass index; EMG-electrodiagnostic testing; AAEM-American Academy of Electrodiagnostic Medicine