Is carpal tunnel syndrome a slow, chronic, progressive nerve entrapment?
There was a clear trend of deterioration with advancing years when comparing severity to age.
The FEA model demonstrates a 20-fold increase in pleural stress in the apex of chests with low thoracic index typical of spontaneous pneumothorax patients. Mild changes in thoracic index, as occurring in females or with aging, reduce pleural stress. Spontaneous pneumothorax occurring in young male adults may have a biomechanical cause.