Observational studyBMC musculoskeletal disorders2019
Sonographic follow-up after endoscopic carpal tunnel release for severe carpal tunnel syndrome: a one-year neuroanatomical prospective observational study.
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- Safety and Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Carpal Tunnel Release: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of Endoscopic versus Open Carpal Tunnel Release on Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.Journal of wrist surgery · 2026Article
- Ultrasonographic parameters comparison for pre- and postoperative carpal tunnel syndrome release: A single-center prospective study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Surgical and postoperative management of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: a national survey among Dutch hand and neurosurgeons.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Changes in Cross-sectional Area of the Median Nerve and Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire Scores After Carpal Tunnel Release.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- Endoscopic carpal surgery in carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review.SAGE open medicine · 2023Review
- Usefulness of ultrasonography for diagnosing iatrogenic spinal accessory nerve palsy after lymph node needle biopsy: a case report.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Correction to: Sonographic follow-up after endoscopic carpal tunnel release for severe carpal tunnel syndrome: a one-year neuroanatomical prospective observational study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundEndoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) has been gradually adopted for the treatment of severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). However, perioperative assessment of neuroanatomical parameters of median nerve, which are important determinant of median nerve recovery, has rarely been reported. This one-year prospective study aimed to investigate the natural history of the neuroanatomical morphology of the median nerve after ECTR in severe CTS patients by high-frequency ultrasonography and assess the ability of neuroanatomical measures to quantify morphological recovery of the median nerve after ECTR.
methodsThis study recruited 31 patients (44 wrists) with a definitive diagnosis of severe CTS and underwent ECTR operation. The edema length (EL) of median nerve from the inlet of the carpal tunnel to the proximal wrist was detected on long axis imaging plane and the anteroposterior diameter (D) and cross-sectional area (CSA) at the inlet of the carpal tunnel on short axis imaging plane were detected by high frequency ultrasound. All these metrics were detected at 3 days before surgery and at the 2nd week, 4th week, 3rd month, 6th month and 12th month after surgery separately.
resultsThere was no significant difference of each parameter between the 2-week postoperative (1.914 ± 0.598 cm in EL, 0.258 ± 0.039 cm in D and 0.138 ± 0.015 cm
conclusionsNeuroanatomical parameters were gradually improved after ECTR surgery. The best time for US follow up is at 3-month postoperative time point for patients who do not show clinical improvement, since at this time the change is the greatest for most CTS patients. This study has been registered in Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR-ROC-17014068 (retrospectively registered 20-12-2017).
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