ArticleScientific reports2021
Application of digital infrared thermography for carpal tunnel syndrome evaluation.
Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07699289 (Diagnostic Value of Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging in Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Diagnostic Value of Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging in Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Infrared Thermography for Real-Time Assessment of the Effectiveness of Scoliosis Braces.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 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
- Reference Standards for Digital Infrared Thermography Measuring Surface Temperature of the Upper Limbs.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Infrared thermographic changes after decompression surgery in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Differential Screening of Herniated Lumbar Discs Based on Bag of Visual Words Image Classification Using Digital Infrared Thermographic Images.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Current Use of Infrared Thermography in Orthopaedic and Bone or Joint Trauma Patients-Can We Identify Postoperative Infection? A Narrative Systematic Review.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstructionReview
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Abstract
We investigated the thermographic findings of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). We enrolled 304 hands with electrodiagnostically identified CTS and 88 control hands. CTS hands were assigned to duration groups (D1, < 3 months; D2, 3‒6 months; D3, 6‒12 months; D4, ≥ 12 months) and severity groups (S1, very mild; S2, mild; S3, moderate; S4, severe). The temperature difference between the median and ulnar nerve territories (ΔM-U territories) decreased as CTS duration and severity increased. Significant differences in ΔM-U territories between the D1 and D3, D1 and D4, D2 and D4, and S1 and S4 groups (P = 0.003, 0.001, 0.001, and < 0.001, respectively) were observed. Thermal anisometry increased as CTS duration and severity increased. Significant differences in thermal anisometry between the D1 and D4 as well as the D2 and D4 groups (P = 0.005 and 0.04, respectively) were noted. Thermal anisometry was higher in the S4 group than in the S1, S2, and S3 groups (P = 0.009, < 0.001, and 0.003, respectively). As CTS progresses, skin temperature tends to decrease and thermal variation tends to increase in the median nerve-innervated area. Thermographic findings reflect the physiological changes of the entrapped median nerve.
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