The Value of Median Nerve Sonography as a Predictor for Short- and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Prospective Long-Term Follow-Up Study.

OBJECTIVES:To investigate the prognostic value of B-mode and Power Doppler (PD) ultrasound of the median nerve for the short- and long-term clinical outcomes of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). METHODS:Prospective study of 135 patients with suspected CTS seen 3 times: at baseline, then at...

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Main Authors: Alexander Marschall, Anja Ficjian, Martin H Stradner, Rusmir Husic, Dorothea Zauner, Werner Seel, Nicole E Simmet, Alexander Klammer, Petra Heizer, Kerstin Brickmann, Judith Gretler, Florentine C Fürst-Moazedi, Rene Thonhofer, Josef Hermann, Winfried B Graninger, Stefan Quasthoff, Christian Dejaco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5035047?pdf=render