Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29779137›Full record

ReviewNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2018

Ulnar neuropathy at wrist: entrapment at a very "congested" site.

Daniele Coraci, Claudia Loreti, Giulia Piccinini, Pietro E Doneddu, Silvia Biscotti, Luca Padua

Abstract readReview
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Review in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Anatomy of the Palmar Region of the Carpus of the Dog.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
    Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Review
  9. Acute compressive radial neuropathy and wrist drop due to the repetitive overuse of the arm.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020
    Article
  10. Review
  11. Preventive factors against work-related musculoskeletal disorders: narrative review.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT · 2019
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniele CoraciIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Piazzale Morandi n.6, 20121, Milan, Italy.
Claudia LoretiIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Piazzale Morandi n.6, 20121, Milan, Italy.
Giulia PiccininiIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Piazzale Morandi n.6, 20121, Milan, Italy.
Pietro E DonedduDepartment of Geriatrics, Neurosciences and Orthopaedics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Silvia BiscottiDepartment of Geriatrics, Neurosciences and Orthopaedics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Luca PaduaIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Piazzale Morandi n.6, 20121, Milan, Italy. luca.padua@unicatt.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2570-9326
Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ulnar tunnel syndrome indicates ulnar neuropathy at different sites within the wrist. Several classifications of ulnar tunnel syndrome are present in literature, based upon typical nerve anatomy. However, anatomical variations are not uncommon and can complicate assessment. The etiology is also complex, due to the numerous potential causes of entrapment. Clinical examination, neurophysiological testing, and imaging are all used to support the diagnosis. At present, many therapeutic approaches are available, ranging from observation to surgical management. Although ulnar neuropathy at the wrist has undergone extensive prior study, unresolved questions on diagnosis and treatment remain. In the current paper, we review relevant literature and present the current knowledge on ulnar tunnel syndrome.

Indexed as

ElectrophysiologyHumansNeuroimagingUlnar NerveUlnar NeuropathiesWristGuyon’s canalLiterature reviewNerve entrapmentsUlnar nerveUlnar tunnel syndromeWrist

Identifiers

PMID29779137
OpenAlexW2803668075

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.