ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
Potential Relationships between the Median Nerve Cross-Sectional Area and Physical Characteristics in Unilateral Symptomatic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients.
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- Wrist Circumference-Dependent Thresholds for the Median Nerve in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Cross-Cohort Comparison.Journal of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury · 2026Article
- Ultrasonographic Median Nerve Cross-Sectional Area and Clinical, Electrodiagnostic, and Laboratory Biomarkers in Electrodiagnostically Confirmed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Single-Center Correlational Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Standardized High-Resolution Ultrasound Protocol for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Mixed-Design Observational Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Diagnostic Dilemmas in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Cervical Spine Disorders: A Comprehensive Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Automated segmentation of the median nerve in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Persistent Pain as an Early Indicator for Operative Carpal Tunnel Revision after Primary Release: A Retrospective Analysis of Recurrent and Persistent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe present study investigated the relationships between the median nerve cross-sectional area (CSA) and physical characteristics in patients with unilateral symptomatic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
methodsHeight, weight, body mass index (BMI), disease duration, results of electrodiagnostic testing (EDX), and median nerve CSA at the level of the wrist crease were recorded in 81 patients with CTS who presented with symptoms on only one side. Correlation coefficients between median nerve CSA and physical characteristics, disease duration, and results of EDX were analyzed.
resultsMedian nerve CSA at the wrist crease (mm
conclusionsIn patients with unilateral symptomatic CTS, median nerve CSA correlated with BMI only on the asymptomatic side. The present results suggest that the relationship between median nerve CSA and BMI in CTS is significant until symptom onset but may be masked by edema and pseudoneuroma after its onset. A higher BMI is associated with a larger CSA of the median nerve, which may be a risk factor for the development of CTS.
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