Diagnostic utility of median nerve CSA to ulnar nerve CSA ratio in the diagnosis of mild idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome

Diagnostic utility of median nerve CSA to ulnar nerve CSA ratio in the diagnosis of mild idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome

Abstract Background Ultrasonography (US) measurement of median nerve cross-sectional area (m-CSA) at pisiform is increasingly utilized in identification of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but there is still no agreement about the ideal cut-off value to employ. The aim of the study was to explore wheth...

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Main Authors: Amany Salama El-Bahnasawy, Mohammad K. Senna, Amr El-Sayed Okasha, Ola Gharbia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Median nerve cross-sectional area
Median to ulnar ratio
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-020-00035-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-020-00035-0

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