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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022

Evaluation of the Transverse Carpal Ligament in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Shear Wave Elastography: A Non-Invasive Approach of Diagnosis and Management.

Huaiyu Wu, Keen Yang, Xin Chang, Zhaokang Liu, Zhimin Ding, Weiyu Liang, Jinfeng Xu, Fajin Dong

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Huaiyu WuDepartment of Ultrasound, Shenzhen People's Hospital, First Clinical College of Jinan University, Second Clinical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Keen YangDepartment of Ultrasound, Shenzhen People's Hospital, First Clinical College of Jinan University, Second Clinical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Xin ChangDepartment of Neurology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, First Clinical College of Jinan University, Second Clinical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Zhaokang LiuDepartment of Hand and Micro-Vascular Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital, First Clinical College of Jinan University, Second Clinical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Zhimin DingDepartment of Ultrasound, Shenzhen People's Hospital, First Clinical College of Jinan University, Second Clinical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Weiyu LiangDepartment of Ultrasound, Shenzhen People's Hospital, First Clinical College of Jinan University, Second Clinical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Jinfeng XuDepartment of Ultrasound, Shenzhen People's Hospital, First Clinical College of Jinan University, Second Clinical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Fajin DongDepartment of Ultrasound, Shenzhen People's Hospital, First Clinical College of Jinan University, Second Clinical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Jinan University · CNSouthern University of Science and Technology · CN

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Abstract

Objectives: The goal of this work is to determine the clinical value of the transverse carpal ligament (TCL) in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) for guiding subsequent treatment. Methods: This study analyzed patients who underwent median nerve (MN) ultrasound (US) examination of the wrist from April 2020 to April 2021. The cross-sectional area and anteroposterior diameter of the MN, as well as the TCL thickness and stiffness, were measured from images. The intra-group and intra-patient subgroup differences were compared using a Results: The final cohort consisted of 120 wrists (bilateral) from 60 samples, evenly balanced across the patient and control groups according to their CTS diagnosis. In the unilateral positive patient subgroup, the MN and TCL of the positive hand were significantly thicker and stiffer than the negative counterparts (both, Conclusions: Shear wave elastography is therefore an effective method for CTS diagnosis and management.

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carpal tunnel syndromemedian nervenerve conduction studyshear wave elastographytransverse carpal ligamentultrasound

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