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ArticleUltrasound (Leeds, England)2017

Shear wave elastography in the pronator quadratus muscle following distal radial fracture fixation: A feasibility study comparing the operated versus nonoperated sides.

Christopher J Burke, James S Babb, Ronald S Adler

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Article in Ultrasound (Leeds, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Christopher J BurkeNYULMC Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA.
James S BabbNew York University Langone Medical Center, New York, USA.
Ronald S AdlerNew York University Langone Medical Center, New York, USA.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess changes in shear wave velocity within the pronator quadratus muscle in patients following volar plate fixation for distal radial fractures compared to the contralateral nonoperated side. Shear wave velocity values were obtained in the short and long axis of the pronator quadratus muscle, which were analyzed separately. Patients were also stratified by age below or above 66 years. Statistical analysis was performed using paired sample Wilcoxon signed rank and t tests. Pearson and Spearman rank correlations were also used. Seventeen patients (nine women and eigth men; age range 33-82, mean 62.4 years) were prospectively assessed following open reduction volar plate fixation of distal radial fracture. A statistically significant reduction in the velocities of the treated versus the nontreated side was observed in the long axis of the muscle (3.29 versus 3.59 m/second; t test p = 0.035). The data provide evidence for shear wave elastography as a quantitative measure to assess postoperative changes in muscle and a potential tool to monitor the efficacy of rehabilitation.

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elastographymusclepronator quadratusShear wave velocityultrasound

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PMID29163658
PMCPMC5676532

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