Evaluation of sonographic findings in patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Medical Research | ||||
Volume 3, Issue 4, October 2022 | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejmr.2022.123231.1204 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Ahmed Hesham Saeed 1; Mona Mohamed Mosa 1; Hanan Ali Taha2; Sahar Mahmoud Abd elsalam1 | ||||
1Department of Radiology, Beni-Suef University; Egypt | ||||
2Department of Internal medicine, Beni-Suef University; Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Introduction: recently high resolution ultrasonography has a major role to easily diagnose musculoskeletal and neurological disorders and also contributes in treatment plane. Aim: To assess the advantage of using high resolution ultrasonography in diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome patients. Methods: This study was an observational study, conducted on 46 patients between 18 and 60 year old, presenting with clinical manifestations of carpal tunnel syndrome . They were referred from outpatient clinic of university hospital during 6-month duration starting from June 2019 after approval of ethical committee of our institution. Results: revealed that many findings evaluated by high resolution sonography plays golden role in carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis. Conclusion: assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome by high resolution sonography is highly effective and supportive in diagnosis. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
tunnel; bowed flexor retinaculum; median nerve flattening ratio | ||||
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