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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2025

Age-related changes of the tibial nerve cross-sectional area in the disabled elderly.

Kholoud J Sandougah, Mohamed A Bedewi, Saeed M Alamri, Nawaf A Alzain, Abdulrahman A Alharthi, Mohammed Ayesh Zayed, Mohamed Sherif El-Sharkawy, Saleh M Alfawaz, Husain Alturkistani, Elsayed Abbas Beheri and 4 more

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Kholoud J SandougahDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed A BedewiDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Saeed M AlamriDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nawaf A AlzainDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman A AlharthiDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Ayesh ZayedDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed Sherif El-SharkawyDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh M AlfawazDepartment of Family Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Husain AlturkistaniDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Elsayed Abbas BeheriDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rasha AliArish university, College of sports science, Department of Training Sports and kinesiology, El-Arish, Saudi Arabia.
Muneerah Al-AqeelDepartment of Physics, College of Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Egypt.
Sitah F AlanaziDepartment of Physics, College of Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Egypt.
Mohammad W MarashdehDepartment of Physics, College of Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Egypt.

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Objective: This study aims to assess changes in the cross-sectional area of the tibial nerve in the disabled elderly. Materials and methods: The study sample included 124 tibial nerves in 62 participants; 16 of which were disabled elderly patients (13 males, 3 females), with a mean age of 66.6, a mean height of 167.1 cm, a mean weight of 83.9 kg, and a mean BMI of 29.9. Twenty-three young controls (6 males, 17 females), a mean age of 48.4, a mean height of 154.9 cm, a mean weight of 79.8 kg, a mean BMI of 32.7, and 23 elderly non-disabled participants (13 males, 10 females), a mean age of 63.6, a mean height of 161.9 cm, a mean weight of 80.56 kg, and a mean BMI of 30.88. Results: The mean CSA of the TN in the elderly disabled group was 28.5 mm Conclusion: In conclusion, although our study suggests that nerve ultrasound could be a helpful tool for assessment of the tibial nerve in disabled elderly patients, disability status was not an independent predictor of tibial nerve CSA. Future studies with a larger sample size and a homogenous group are suggested.

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cross sectional areadisabledelderlyperipheral nervestibial nerveultrasound

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