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Carpal tunnel syndrome is rare in childhood and most often occurs because of a secondary cause, that is, an underlying condition.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“is rare in childhood and occurs most frequently due to secondary causes”
Etiology of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a Large Cohort of Children, CT Rüsch et al., Children (Basel), 2021, Abstract, Background.
Open the original (DOI 10.3390/children8080624)- What it measures
- The authors reviewed 38 children with carpal tunnel syndrome from two pediatric neuromuscular centers in Switzerland.
- What it does not show
- It is a referral-center series, so it describes children who were tested and treated, not the frequency in all children.