ArticleSkeletal radiology2019
Sonoelastographic evaluation of the sciatic nerve in patients with unilateral lumbar disc herniation.
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- Investigation of perioperative changes in sciatic nerve stiffness in patients with lumbar disc herniation using shear wave elastography: A longitudinal cohort study.Fukushima journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Ultrasound guidance for intervertebral disc location and paravertebral tissue swelling quantification in a mouse model of intervertebral disc herniation.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Using ultrasound shear wave elastography to characterize peripheral nerve mechanics: a systematic review on the normative reference values in healthy individuals.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Article
- Mechanical Effects of a Specific Neurodynamic Mobilization of the Superficial Fibular Nerve: A Cadaveric Study.Journal of athletic training · 2023Article
- Neurodynamics: is tension contentious?The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the relationship between stiffness and thickness of the sciatic nerve and clinical outcomes after total hip arthroplasty: A prospective casecontrolled study.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to compare strain elastography (SE) and shear wave elastography (SWE) findings of the sciatic nerve in patients with unilateral lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and healthy control subjects. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study group included patients with complaints of unilateral sciatica for 3-12 months, with foraminal stenosis due to one level of LDH (L4-L5 or L5-S1). An age- and gender-matched control group was formed of healthy subjects. Evaluations were performed on both the axial and longitudinal planes from the bilateral gluteal region using a 5-9 MHz multifrequency convex probe.
resultsThere were 40 patients (20 male, 20 female) with a mean age of 43.1 ± 12.7 years in the study group, and 40 healthy subjects (22 male, 18 female) with a mean age of 42.9 ± 10.7 years in the control group (p > 0.05). The sciatic nerve stiffness assessed on both the axial (12.3 ± 3.7 kPA) and longitudinal (14.3 ± 3.8 kPA) planes of the involved side was significantly higher than non-involved side (axial: 6.8 ± 2.1 and longitudinal: 8.3 ± 2.3 kPA) in the patient group (p < 0.001).
conclusionsPatients with unilateral LDH have increased stiffness of the sciatic nerve compared to healthy control subjects. Although the findings in this preliminary study show that shear wave elastography can detect a change in sciatic nerve stiffness in patients with unilateral LDH, larger studies are required to determine the clinical utility of this technique.
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