An evaluation of radial and ulnar artery flow characteristics in diabetic patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and the diagnostic value of ultrasonography in these patients

Objectives: This study aimed to research the value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and to examine the flow characteristics of the radial and ulnar arteries in diabetic patients with CTS. Methods: A total of 23 diabetic hands...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical and experimental investigations 2014-06, Vol.5 (2), p.179
Hauptverfasser: Boyacı, Ahmet, Tutoğlu, Ahmet, Boyacı, Nurefşan, Koca, İrfan, Dokumacı, Dilek Şen, Kocatürk, Özcan, Eren, Mehmet Ali, Şakalar, Ali
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives: This study aimed to research the value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and to examine the flow characteristics of the radial and ulnar arteries in diabetic patients with CTS. Methods: A total of 23 diabetic hands diagnosed with CTS from electrophysiological evaluation (DM-CTS), 47 asymptomatic diabetic hands (DM) and 50 healthy hands (C) as the control group were evaluated with high resolution ultrasonography. The median nerve was measured in the cross-sectional area (CSA), flattening ratio (FR) and at the level of the carpal tunnel inlet [proximal (p)] and the wrist crease [distal (d)]. The radial and ulnar arteries were evaluated with both hands in a neutral position. Results: In the DM-CTS group, the CSA-p and CSA-d values were statistically signficantly greater compared to the DM and C groups (p
ISSN:1309-6621
1309-6621
DOI:10.5799/ahinjs.01.2014.02.0386