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ArticleJournal of hand surgery global online2022

Spontaneous Diabetic Myonecrosis Presenting as Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Farhan Ahmad, Joseph Michalski, Matthew Winterton, Xavier Simcock, Robert W Wysocki

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Article in Journal of hand surgery global online, 2022. 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
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 46% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Management of Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Farhan AhmadRush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Joseph MichalskiRush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Matthew WintertonRush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Xavier SimcockRush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Robert W WysockiRush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Rush University Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 57-year-old man with diabetes mellitus presented with a 4-day history of left palm pain out of proportion, with swelling, erythema, and dense median and ulnar nerve distribution sensory changes. Magnetic resonance imaging with and without contrast revealed diffuse hand edema and myonecrosis. The patient was treated surgically because the examination was concerning for acute carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve compression. Spontaneous diabetic myonecrosis is a complication of diabetes mellitus that can be confused with several other conditions. It presents as acute-onset painful swelling in any muscle, and in the hand, may cause compressive neuropathies that necessitate surgical intervention.

Indexed as

Carpal tunnel syndromeHandInflammationMuscle infarctionSpontaneous diabetic myonecrosis

Identifiers

PMID35415597
PMCPMC8991726
OpenAlexW3216207683

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