carpal tunnel syndrome. 1  a medical condition that is characterized by pain, numbness, etc. in the wrist, palm, fingers, and thumb, usually caused by repetitive hand movement, as in typing or knitting, which swells the tissue surrounding the nerve in a tunnel-like passage (carpal tunnel) in the wrist.
1 The radius is located laterally, nearer the thumb, and the ulna medially, nearer the little finger.The radius and the ulna have a styloid process at the distal end and are attachment sites for many muscles.  The radius is smaller than the ulna.
The Radius is positioned on the thumb side of the wrist, and the ulna on the little finger side. They form the wrist joint with the carpal bones. Altogether there are 8 carpal bone which are arranged in two rows, proximal and distal:1  Lunate-proximal. 2  Triquetrum-proximal.3  Pisiform-proximal. 4  Capitate-distal.he Radius is positioned on the thumb side of the wrist, and the ulna on the little finger side. They form the wrist joint with the carpal bones. Altogether there are 8 carpal bone which are arranged in two rows, proximal and distal: 1  Lunate-proximal. 2  Triquetrum-proximal. 3  Pisiform-proximal.