Investigators hypothesis is that as human age increases, the size of the carpal tunnel decreases.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
This ultrasound machine is owned by the department of orthopaedic surgery and is capable of up to 15 MHz image definition with its linear transducer
Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Size of carpal tunnel
using ultrasound imaging to determine size of carpal tunnel
Time frame: Baseline
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