Changes in the carpal tunnel while wearing the Manu® soft hand brace: a sonographic study
| Autor: | V. Mazzone, D Melchionda, C. D’Archivio, Luca Macarini, T. Staniscia, G. Manente |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Neural Conduction Action Potentials Cohort Studies Median nerve entrapment medicine Humans Carpal tunnel Carpal tunnel syndrome Ultrasonography Braces business.industry Equipment Design Recovery of Function Middle Aged musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Hand Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Brace Surgery body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Entrapment Neuropathy Female business human activities |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of hand surgery, European volume. 38(1) |
| ISSN: | 2043-6289 |
| Popis: | We studied the effect of the Manu® soft hand brace, which has been designed to relieve median nerve entrapment in carpal tunnel syndrome. An observational, controlled study was conducted in 10 participants, five with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and five controls, using sonography to study changes in the dimensions of the carpal tunnel before and while wearing the brace. An increase in transverse diameter, thinning of the flexor retinaculum, and displacement of the proximal insertion of the lumbrical muscle to the middle finger from the edge of the carpal tunnel were observed in patients while wearing the brace. The changes in the morphology of the carpal tunnel while wearing the Manu® support its use as an alternative to a night wrist splint. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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