Ultrasonography as a tool in diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

We aimed to determine the value of ultrasonography (US) in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Two hundred patients (400 hands) were submitted to wrist US to measure median nerve area (MNA), questioning on paresthesia and pain in the median nerve territory, Tinel and Phalen maneuvers. An...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de reumatologia (English Ed.). 2015-07, Vol.55 (4), p.330-333
Main Authors: do Amaral e Castro, Adham, Skare, Thelma Larocca, Sakuma, Alexandre Kaue, Barros, Wagner Haese
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Dor na mão
Hand pain
Hand paresthesia
Parestesia na mão
Síndrome do túnel do carpo
Ultrasonography
Ultrassonografia
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Summary:We aimed to determine the value of ultrasonography (US) in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Two hundred patients (400 hands) were submitted to wrist US to measure median nerve area (MNA), questioning on paresthesia and pain in the median nerve territory, Tinel and Phalen maneuvers. An MNA >9mm2 was considered diagnostic of CTS. Measurement of MNA by US was >9mm2 in 27% of the hands. A good association with pain (p
ISSN:2255-5021
2255-5021
DOI:10.1016/j.rbre.2014.12.002