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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2018

Ultrasonographic reference values for the deep branch of the radial nerve at the arcade of Frohse.

Arash Babaei-Ghazani, Peyman Roomizadeh, Golshan Sanaei, Saeideh Najarzadeh-Mehdikhani, Kimia Habibi, Shahin Nikmanzar, Yadollah Kheyrollah

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Article in Journal of ultrasound, 2018. 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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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Arash Babaei-GhazaniDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Firozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Valieasr Square, Tehran, Iran.
Peyman RoomizadehDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Firozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Valieasr Square, Tehran, Iran. roomizadeh@gmail.com.
Golshan SanaeiDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Firozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Valieasr Square, Tehran, Iran.
Saeideh Najarzadeh-MehdikhaniDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Firozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Valieasr Square, Tehran, Iran.
Kimia HabibiDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Firozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Valieasr Square, Tehran, Iran.
Shahin NikmanzarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Yadollah KheyrollahDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Firozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Valieasr Square, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRFiroozgar General Hospital · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe deep branch of the radial nerve (DBRN) enters the forearm as it passes under the arcade of Frohse. This is the most common entrapment site of the DBRN in the forearm. In this study, we investigated the ultrasonographic reference values for the diameters and cross-sectional area (CSA) of the DBRN at the level of the arcade of Frohse in a healthy sample of the population.

methodsSixty-five healthy Caucasian volunteers (130 nerves) were recruited for this study. The reference range [mean ± 2 standard deviations (SD); 2.5th-97.5th quintiles] and the upper limit of the side-to-side difference were determined. The effects of age, gender, handedness, height, and body mass index were examined.

resultsThe mean age was 41.8 ± 11.2 years (range 18-75 years). The mean ± 2SD of the CSA was 0.50-1.42 mm

conclusionThe measurements obtained in this study are valuable for examining DBRN pathologies using high-frequency ultrasound. The findings showed that age was associated with the DBRN CSA, while gender, height, and body mass index were not.

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UltrasonographyAdolescentAdultAgedArmFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRadial NerveReference ValuesYoung AdultNerve compression syndromesRadial nerveReference valuesUltrasonography

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