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ArticleNeural regeneration research2014

Follow-up evaluation with ultrasonography of peripheral nerve injuries after an earthquake.

Man Lu, Yue Wang, Linxian Yue, Jack Chiu, Fanding He, Xiaojing Wu, Bin Zang, Bin Lu, Xiaoke Yao, Zirui Jiang

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Article in Neural regeneration research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Man LuDepartment of Ultrasound, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Yue WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Linxian YueDepartment of Ultrasound, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Jack ChiuDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
Fanding HeDepartment of Ultrasound, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Xiaojing WuDepartment of Orthopedics, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Bin ZangDepartment of Orthopedics, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Bin LuDepartment of Orthopedics, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Xiaoke YaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Zirui JiangChengdu Jiaxiang Foreign Languages School, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

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Brief Online Intervention to Reduce Heavy Alcohol Use Among Young Adult VeteransR34AA022400 · NIAAA · RAND CORPORATION · PI PEDERSEN, ERIC R. · 2013 to 2015
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NIAAA NIH HHS R34 AA022400
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Abstract

Published data on earthquake-associated peripheral nerve injury is very limited. Ultrasonography has been proven to be efficient in the clinic to diagnose peripheral nerve injury. The aim of this study was to assess the role of ultrasound in the evaluation of persistent peripheral nerve injuries 1 year after the Wenchuan earthquake. Thirty-four patients with persistent clinical symptoms and neurologic signs of impaired nerve function were evaluated with sonography prior to surgical repair. Among 34 patients, ultrasonography showed that 48 peripheral nerves were entrapped, and 11 peripheral nerves were disrupted. There was one case of misdiagnosis on ultrasonography. The concordance rate of ultrasonographic findings with those of surgical findings was 98%. A total of 48 involved nerves underwent neurolysis and the symptoms resolved. Only five nerves had scar tissue entrapment. Preoperative and postoperative clinical and ultrasonographic results were concordant, which verified that ultrasonography is useful for preoperative diagnosis and postoperative evaluation of injured peripheral nerves.

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863 Programearthquakefollow-upnerve injurynerve regenerationneural regenerationperipheral nerverepairultrasoundWenchuan

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PMID25206859
PMCPMC4146238

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