ReviewJournal of ultrasound2020
Carpal tunnel sonography.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Ultrasound-Based Severity Stratification in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Median Nerve Cross-Sectional Area for Distinguishing Severe from Moderate Disease.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome During Pregnancy in Iran.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026Article
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- Sexual Dimorphism and Population Variation in Median Nerve Morphometry: A Multi-Institutional Cadaveric Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comprehensive Sonographic Paradigm and Trend Pattern of Median Nerve Indices in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from Wrist to Forearm: What We Need to Know.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Median Nerve Diameter Ratio on Ultrasound as a Complementary Tool to Electrodiagnostic Testing in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Ultrasonographic Median Nerve Cross-Sectional Area and Clinical, Electrodiagnostic, and Laboratory Biomarkers in Electrodiagnostically Confirmed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Single-Center Correlational Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Clinical Anatomy and Diagnostic Challenges in Peripheral Nerve Trauma for the Forensic Physician.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Comparing the efficacy of multiple quantitative and qualitative ultrasound parameters for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Article
- Evaluating Various Ultrasound Criteria for Determining Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Severity.Radiology research and practice · 2025Article
- Carpal tunnel syndrome related to rheumatic disease (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2024Review
- How Useful Is TikTok for Patients Searching for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-Related Treatment Exercises?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Perineural Hydrodissection as a Minimally Invasive Treatment in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Exploring ultrasound and electromyography for carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis: a comprehensive comparative study and implications for occupational medicine.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Occupational Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: a scoping review of causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, and intervention strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Variations of the Median Nerve and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: a Systematic Review of the Literature.Maedica · 2023Article
- Characteristics of diabetic and non-diabetic carpal tunnel syndrome in terms of clinical, electrophysiological, and Sonographic features: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- [Ultrasound examination of nerves of the upper extremities].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2023Article
- Imaging diagnosis in peripheral nerve injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most frequent entrapment neuropathy of peripheral nerves, with an incidence of 1-3 patients in 1000. CTS typically occurs between 45 and 60 years of age, and it is more frequent in women than in men. The main cause of CTS is chronic compression of the median nerve and ischemic suffering secondary to increased pressure in the carpal tunnel. There are many possible causes of CTS, which can be differentiated into idiopathic causes, which include most cases, and secondary causes. Classical CTS diagnosis is based on the patient's clinical examination and electrophysiological tests, such as electromyography and nerve conduction studies. The latter are helpful for determining the site of nerve compression, assessing its severity, monitoring the course of the disease after therapy, and excluding other causes of median nerve pain, such as cervical radiculopathies, brachial plexopathies, polyneuropathy, or other forms of mononeuropathies. However, clinical examination and electrophysiological tests are not able to differentiate idiopathic forms from secondary forms of CTS, and discrepancies are possible between clinical examination and electrophysiological tests (false negatives). Ultrasound examination is able to recognize most of the secondary forms of CTS. It can evaluate the morphological alterations of the nerve and correlate them with the severity of nerve suffering in all cases, even idiopathic ones, with a sensitivity and specificity equal to those of electrophysiological tests. It can also highlight some anatomical predisposing variants or conditions that may represent contraindications to minimally invasive treatments. Ultrasound examination also plays a fundamental role in evaluating patients with an unfavorable outcome after surgical treatment.
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