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ReviewJournal of hand surgery global online2023

Diagnostic Considerations in Compressive Neuropathies.

Katherine McGurk, Joseph Anthony Tracey, Dane N Daley, Charles Andrew Daly

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Review in Journal of hand surgery global online, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Dorsal Interosseous Muscle Weakness from Mid-palm Ganglion Cyst.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katherine McGurkDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC.
Joseph Anthony TraceyDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC.
Dane N DaleyDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC.
Charles Andrew DalyDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC.
Medical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral nerve compression of the upper extremity is a common pathology often necessitating surgical intervention, much is known, but much more is left to understand. For the more common pathologies, carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, and ulnar tunnel syndrome, research and clinical efforts directed toward standardization and reduction of resource use have been attempted with varied success. Diagnosis of many of these syndromes is largely based on a proper history and physical examination. Electrodiagnostic studies continue to have value, but proportionally less than previous decades. In addition, emerging technologies, including magnetic resonance neurography, novel ultrasound evaluation techniques, and ultrasound-guided diagnostic injections, are beginning to demonstrate their ability to add value to the diagnostic algorithm, particularly when less common compressive neuropathies are present and/or the diagnosis is in question.

Indexed as

Carpal tunnel syndromeCubital tunnel syndromeElectrodiagnostic studiesPeripheral nerve compressionPeripheral neuropathy

Identifiers

PMID37521550
PMCPMC10382896
OpenAlexW4311904330

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