Physiological factors influencing median nerve mobility in normal subjects
| Autor: | Dong Kuck Lee, Jung Im Seok |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
Orthodontics Flexor tendon Physiology business.industry Ultrasound Healthy subjects Wrist Median nerve 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging body regions 03 medical and health sciences Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Physiology (medical) Finger flexion Healthy volunteers medicine Carpal tunnel Neurology (clinical) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Muscle & Nerve. 54:883-886 |
| ISSN: | 0148-639X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/mus.25128 |
| Popis: | Introduction The purpose of this study was to assess the mobility of the median nerve in the axial plane in normal healthy subjects and to evaluate physiological factors associated with lesser degrees of mobility. Methods Our study included 80 healthy volunteers between 20 and 60 years of age. For all subjects, mobility of the median nerve was assessed with ultrasound at the carpal tunnel. Results With wrist and finger flexion, the median nerve moved in all 160 wrists; in 78, the nerve dove deep to the flexor tendons (full), and in 82 it made a partial turn, but did drop below the tendons (partial). Among all demographic factors and sonographic measurements, only height was significantly related to partial mobility. Conclusions Full or partial mobility of the median nerve with wrist flexion is an attribute of normal subjects; partial mobility is common, particularly in taller individuals. Muscle Nerve 54: 883-886, 2016. |
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