| Autor: |
Seyed Mansoor, Rayegani, Seyed Ahmad, Raeissadat, Elham, Kargozar, Shahram, Rahimi-Dehgolan, Elham, Loni |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Medical Devices (Auckland, N.Z.) |
| ISSN: |
1179-1470 |
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Purpose Ulnar neuropathy at elbow is the second-most common compression neuropathy. The main aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of ultrasonography (US) as an alternative method to electrodiagnosis (EDX), which had traditionally been used as the method of choice. Methods This diagnostic study was conducted on 66 participants (32 patients` elbows and 34 normal elbows) referred for EDX. Both groups were reassessed by US to evaluate the consistency of the two tests. The quantitative parameters of US, such as cross-sectional area (CSA) of the ulnar nerve at three different levels around the medial epicondyle (ME) were compared between groups. Results Our findings demonstrated that CSA at the ME and 2 cm distal to the ME were significantly larger in the patient group than normal participants. This higher nerve size was more prominent among those who had predominant axonal loss rather than demyelinating lesions (P |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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