Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32378166›Full record

ReviewJournal of ultrasound2020

Sonography before and after carpal tunnel release: video article.

Ferdinando Draghi, Guia Ferrozzi, Chandra Bortolotto, Daniela Ballerini, Ilaria Fiorina, Lorenzo Preda

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Review in Journal of ultrasound, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Median nerve instability in the wrist: Ultrasound diagnosis.Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ferdinando DraghiRadiology Institute, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Piazzale Golgi, Pavia, Italy.
Guia FerrozziDiagnostic Imaging Department, Centro Medico Inacqua, Piacenza, Italy.
Chandra BortolottoRadiology Institute, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Piazzale Golgi, Pavia, Italy.
Daniela BalleriniRadiology Institute, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Piazzale Golgi, Pavia, Italy. danielaballerini25@gmail.com.
Ilaria FiorinaUnit of Interventional Radiology-Radiology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Lorenzo PredaRadiology Institute, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Piazzale Golgi, Pavia, Italy.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITPoliclinico San Matteo Fondazione · ITCentro Diagnostico Italiano · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carpal tunnel release for compression of the median nerve at the wrist is a common procedure, often resulting in good clinical outcomes. There are, however, many anatomical variations in and around the carpal tunnel and it is important to be aware of these during carpal tunnel release. After surgery, recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome is uncommon, but difficult to diagnose and treat. Ultrasonography is often necessary for the evaluation of the anatomical variations before carpal tunnel release and to evaluate the most common complications after carpal tunnel release.

Indexed as

Preoperative PeriodCarpal Tunnel SyndromeHumansMedian NervePostoperative PeriodUltrasonographyCarpal tunnelMedian nerveNeuropathyUltrasonographyWrist

Identifiers

PMID32378166
PMCPMC7441125
OpenAlexW3023627675

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Registered trials

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