Why Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Affects More Women Than Men

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Dr. Rachel S. Rohde introduces herself and explains why carpal tunnel syndrome affects more women than men.

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My name is Rachel Rohde. I'm an Orthopedic Surgeon at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. I grew up in Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan. I then went to Harvard Medical School at MIT where I earned my medical degree and then completed an Orthopedic Surgery residency at the University of Pittsburg and a hand surgery fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Carpal tunnel is probably one of the most common things I see in my practice and most patients who actually get carpal tunnel syndrome are women so that’s important to know. We don’t really know why and there's a research being conducted in this area. But approximately 70% to 80% of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome are female.
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