A comparison of the ultrasonographic median nerve cross-sectional area at the wrist and the wrist-to-forearm ratio in carpal tunnel syndrome

A comparison of the ultrasonographic median nerve cross-sectional area at the wrist and the wrist-to-forearm ratio in carpal tunnel syndrome

Background: Electrophysiologic (EDX) study is the most valuable method in grading the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but it is invasive and painful. We evaluated the efficacy of ultrasound for this purpose. Materials and Methods: Eighty-one wrists of 52 consecutive patients with clinical...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Abrishamchi, Bagher Zaki, Keyvan Basiri, Majid Ghasemi, Mohammadreza Mohaghegh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
cross sectional area
carpal tunnel syndrome severity
ultrasonography
wrist-to-forearm ratio
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=12;spage=1113;epage=1117;aulast=Abrishamchi

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