Relationship between anthropometric variables and the cross-sectional area of the median nerve by ultrasound assessment in healthy subjects
| Autor: | Carlos Antonio, Guillen-Astete, Antonio, Muñoz Martinez-De-Castilla, Pablo, Zurita-Prada, Claudia, Urrego-Laurín, Patricia, García-Casado |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
Male musculoskeletal diseases lcsh:Immunologic diseases. Allergy lcsh:Internal medicine Sistema nervioso Body Weight Organ Size b-mode ultrasonography Reumatología Body Height Body Mass Index body regions Young Adult Antropometría Reference Values median nerve Humans Female Correlation of Data lcsh:RC31-1245 lcsh:RC581-607 Ciencias médicas Ultrasonography |
| Zdroj: | Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa, Vol 2020, Iss 2, Pp 104-110 (2020) ABACUS. Repositorio de Producción Científica Universidad Europea (UEM) |
| Popis: | Objective: Ultrasound study of the wrist in patients with suspected entrapment syndrome has severe limitations due to the variability of what is considered normal for the cross-sectional area of the median nerve and where to proceed to measure it. We aim to determine the extent to which different anthropometric variables influence the median nerve area in subjects without carpal tunnel syndrome. Methods: We conducted an observational study based on a multivariate linear regression analysis using as a dependent variable the area of the median nerve cut at two specific points in the wrist of healthy subjects. The independent variables were sex, age, height, weight, body mass index, finger flexor strength, and carpal circumference. Major results: The measurements of the median nerve cross-sectional area were normalized using a quadratic fixing procedure. Of all the variables included in the linear regression analysis, only carpal circumference and sex (0: female, 1: male) contributed significantly in the final model using the wrist crease as the measurement point (Constant B=-209.45, carpal circumference coefficient=21.07, sex coefficient 10.87). At four centimeters distal to the carpal fold, the model included the same variables (Constant B=-221.84, carpal circumference coefficient=24.01, and sex coefficient=11.41). Conclusion: Both the wrist circumference and the sex are variables that should be considered to determine cut-off points of normality in future validation studies about the cross-sectional area of the median nerve. Sin financiación 1.290 JCR (2020) Q4, 33/34 Rheumatology 0.397 SJR (2020) Q3, 1488/2447 Medicine (miscellaneous) No data IDR 2020 UEM |
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