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Efficacy of high frequency ultrasound in postoperative evaluation of carpal tunnel syndrome treatment
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Efficacy of high frequency ultrasound in postoperative evaluation of carpal tunnel syndrome treatment
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| title: | Efficacy of high frequency ultrasound in postoperative evaluation of carpal tunnel syndrome treatment |
| alternative title: |
Określenie przydatności badania USG z wykorzystaniem głowicy wysokiej częstotliwości w ocenie skuteczności zastosowanego leczenia operacyjnego zespołu kanału nadgarstka |
| author: | Kapuścińska Katarzyna, Urbanik Andrzej 
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| journal title: | Journal of Ultrasonography |
| volume: | 16 |
| issue: | 64 |
| date of publication : | 2016 |
| pages: | 16-24 |
| ISSN: |
2084-8404 |
| eISSN: |
2451-070X |
| DOI: | |
| language: | English |
| journal language: | English |
| abstract in English: | Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy and a frequent cause of sick leave because of work-related hand overload. The main treatment is operation. Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the usefulness of high frequency ultrasound in the postoperative evaluation of CTS treatment efficacy. Material and methods: Sixty-two patients (50 women and 12 men aged 28-70, mean age 55.2) underwent surgical treatment of CTS. Ultrasound examinations of the wrist in all carpal tunnel sufferers were performed 3 months after the procedure with the use of a high frequency broadband linear array transducer (6-18 MHz, using 18 MHz band) of MyLab 70/Esaote. On the basis of the collected data, the author has performed multiple analyses to confirm the usefulness of ultrasound imaging for postoperative evaluation of CTS treatment efficacy. Results: Among all 62 patients, 3 months after surgical median nerve decompression: in 40 patients, CTS symptoms subsided completely, and sonographic evaluation did not show median nerve entrapment signs, in 9 patients, CTS symptoms persisted or exacerbated, and ultrasound proved nerve compression revealing preserved flexor retinaculum fibers; in 13 patients, scar tissue symptoms occurred, and in 5 of them CTS did not subside completely (although ultrasound showed no signs of compression). Conclusions: Ultrasound imaging with the use of a high frequency transducer is a valuable diagnostic tool for postoperative assessment of CTS treatment efficacy. |
| keywords in Polish: | nerw pośrodkowy, zespół kanału nadgarstka, neuropatia uciskowa, ultrasonografia |
| keywords in English: | median nerve, carpal unnel syndrome, entrapment neuropathy, ultrasound |
| departmental parameterization: | 10 |
| affiliation: | Wydział Lekarski : Zakład Radiologii |
| type: | journal article |
| subtype: | academic paper |
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