other causes
Last reviewed 01/2018
There are a variety of miscellaneous causes of carpal tunnel syndrome:
- idiopathic thickening of the flexor ligaments - usually familial
- pregnancy
- menopause
- repetitive use of the hands
- systemic diseases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- inflammatory tenosynovitis
- scleroderma
- trauma or osteoarthritis of wrist joint