ArticleHand (New York, N.Y.)2024
Demographics of Common Compressive Neuropathies in the Upper Extremity.
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- "Outcome measures in Iranian studies of carpal tunnel syndrome surgery: a systematic review".BMC surgery · 2026Pooled it
- RETRACTED: Investigating the association between diabetes and carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis approach.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect Symptom Duration and Disease Severity at Presentation for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome?Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Influences of Variability in Attenuation Compensation on the Estimation of Backscatter Coefficient of Median Nerves in Vivo.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this study was to compare the demographic differences of the most common peripheral nerve compressions in the upper extremity-carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), ulnar nerve compression (UNC) at the elbow, combined CTS and UNC, radial tunnel syndrome (RTS), and posterior interosseous nerve syndrome (PINS)-as a means to better understand the etiologies of each.
methodsA retrospective chart review was performed of all patients over the age of 18 years seen at our institution in the 2018 calendar year. International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes were used to identify patients with diagnoses of upper extremity peripheral nerve compressions. Demographic details and relevant comorbidities were recorded for each patient and compared with controls, who were seen the same calendar year with no neuropathies. χ
resultsA total of 7448 patients were identified. Those with CTS were mainly women, former smokers, and diabetic (all
conclusionsThe demographics of patients with various compressive neuropathies were not homogeneous, suggesting different etiologies.
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