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The Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in Median Nerve Area in the Wrist Joint: A Case-Control Study.

Abdulmalek Y Abdullah, Rihab A Yousif, Awadia G Suliman, Amel A Ibn Idris, Sujood A Hassan, Shima I Ali, Sultan A Alshoabi, Eman M Algorashi, Bassam N Mohammed, Maisa Elzaki

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Abdulmalek Y AbdullahDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST), Khartoum, SDN.
Rihab A YousifFaculty of Radiology Science and Medical Imaging, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, SDN.
Awadia G SulimanDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, SAU.
Amel A Ibn IdrisFaculty of Medicine, Gezira University, Khartoum, SDN.
Sujood A HassanDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST), Khartoum, SDN.
Shima I AliFaculty of Radiology Science and Medical Imaging, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, SDN.
Sultan A AlshoabiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, SAU.
Eman M AlgorashiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum, SDN.
Bassam N MohammedDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum, SDN.
Maisa ElzakiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, SAU.
Alzaiem Alazhari University · SDSudan University of Science and Technology · SDUniversity of Gezira · SDUniversity of Khartoum · SDTaibah University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one cause of carpal tunnel syndromes (CTS); due to increased intracarpal pressure in the rheumatoid wrist, synovial enlargement, joint erosions, and ligamentous laxity cause the compression of the median nerve (MN). Materials and methods A case-control study was conducted to assess the measurement of median nerve areas in RA using high-frequency ultrasound (US) and to correlate the measurement with the disease duration. Forty patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 40 with non-rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as a control group were referred to the radiology department of Yastabshiron Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan, from June to August 2022. After assessing the wrist joint by ultrasound scans, median nerve (MN) cross-sectional area (CSA) measurements were performed using a Fukuda Denshi ultrasound machine (Tokyo, Japan) with a linear-array high-frequency transducer (10 MHz), after receiving ethical approval from the research committee of the faculty of radiological science at University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) and the study participants. Results The study demonstrated that the mean measurement of MN cross-sectional area (CSA) in RA patients was 13.60 mm

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