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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Ultrasound Imaging of Brachial and Antebrachial Fasciae.

Carmelo Pirri, Diego Guidolin, Caterina Fede, Veronica Macchi, Raffaele De Caro, Carla Stecco

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06950541 (The Impact of Myofascial Therapy on Connective Tissue), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT06950541 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

The Impact of Myofascial Therapy on Connective Tissue

TypeinterventionalSponsorJózef Piłsudski University of Physical EducationRan2023 to 2024Enrolled295ConditionsPainful, Fascial Manipulation, Fascia, PainArmsMyofascial therapy, Deep Tissue Massage
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sono-Anatomy and Histology of the Deep Fasciae in the Upper Limb.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026
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  10. MSK Ultrasound - An IJSPT Perspective.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carmelo PirriDepartment of Neurosciences, Institute of Human Anatomy, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0119-6549
Diego GuidolinDepartment of Neurosciences, Institute of Human Anatomy, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2133-3552
Caterina FedeDepartment of Neurosciences, Institute of Human Anatomy, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4372-7889
Veronica MacchiDepartment of Neurosciences, Institute of Human Anatomy, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2335-6897
Raffaele De CaroDepartment of Neurosciences, Institute of Human Anatomy, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2307-0277
Carla SteccoDepartment of Neurosciences, Institute of Human Anatomy, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8767-4555
University of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Knowledge about fasciae has become increasingly relevant in connection to regional anesthesiology, given the growing interest in fascial plane, interfascial, and nerve blocks. Ultrasound (US) imaging, thanks to high definition, provides the possibility to visualize and measure their thickness. The purpose of this study was to measure and compare, by US imaging, the thickness of deep/muscular fasciae in different points of the arm and forearm. An observational study has been performed using US imaging to measure brachial and antebrachial fasciae thickness at anterior and posterior regions, respectively, of the arm and forearm at different levels with a new protocol in a sample of 25 healthy volunteers. Results of fascial thickness revealed statistically significant differences (

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armdeep fasciaforearmreliabilitythicknessultrasonography

Identifiers

PMID34943498
PMCPMC8700752
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