TY - JOUR T1 - Carpal tunnel syndrome does not predict other disease JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases JO - Ann Rheum Dis SP - 1275 LP - 1275 VL - 66 IS - 10 A2 - , Y1 - 2007/10/01 UR - http://ard.bmj.com/content/66/10/1275.abstract N2 - Screening patients with typical carpal tunnel syndrome for underlying conditions is not warranted, according to a large retrospective study, and the first formal assessment. Diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, and connective tissue disease, including rheumatic conditions, are reputedly associated with carpal tunnel syndrome, but testing a cohort of 516 patients … ER -