Radiographic Study of the Hand in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Radiograms of the hand were studied in 247 patients undhemodialysis. Among the 247 patients 143 were maie and 104 wrer female, with a mean age of 53.3 years (range: 23 to 88 years). Cystic lesions of wrist joints carer found in 41 patients (16.5%). Cyst positive patients were significantly older and had been receiving hemodialysis for longer periods than cyst negative patients. More cyst positive patients (22%) had carpal tunnel syndrome, which was statisfically significant. In 7 cases of cyst positive patients carpal collapse was found.