ArticleMedical devices (Auckland, N.Z.)2019
Diagnostic value of ultrasonography versus electrodiagnosis in ulnar neuropathy.
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- Morphological Changes of Medial Epicondyle-Olecranon Ligament and Ulnar Nerve in the Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: An Ultrasonic Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Post-Operative Assessment of Ulnar Nerve Tension Using Shear-Wave Elastography.Neurology international · 2021Article
- Interpretation of Electrodiagnostic Studies: How to Apply It to the Practice of Orthopaedic Surgery.The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons · 2021Article
- Evaluation of the ulnar nerve with shear-wave elastography: a potential sonographic method for the diagnosis of ulnar neuropathy.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2021Article
- Revision Peripheral Nerve Surgery of the Upper Extremity.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2021Review
- Ultrasound: A Useful Tool in the Diagnosis and Localization of Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow.Ochsner journal · 2021Article
- Beliefs, attitude, and knowledge of the Iranian physiatrists towards neuromusculoskeletal ultrasound and common barriers in its application.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Current and future applications of ultrasound imaging in peripheral nerve disorders.World journal of radiology · 2020Review
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Abstract
purposeUlnar neuropathy at elbow is the second-most common compression neuropathy. The main aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of ultrasonography (US) as an alternative method to electrodiagnosis (EDX), which had traditionally been used as the method of choice.
methodsThis diagnostic study was conducted on 66 participants (32 patients` elbows and 34 normal elbows) referred for EDX. Both groups were reassessed by US to evaluate the consistency of the two tests. The quantitative parameters of US, such as cross-sectional area (CSA) of the ulnar nerve at three different levels around the medial epicondyle (ME) were compared between groups.
resultsOur findings demonstrated that CSA at the ME and 2 cm distal to the ME were significantly larger in the patient group than normal participants. This higher nerve size was more prominent among those who had predominant axonal loss rather than demyelinating lesions (
conclusionBased on these results we can conclude that US is a sensitive and specific method in diagnosing ulnar neuropathy at the elbow and can be used as an acceptable complementary method, in particular when EDX is not available.
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