Cycling-Related Compressive Neuropathy of the Deep Ulnar Motor Branch in the Hand: Is Sonography a Valid Tool?
Compression neuropathy
Deep terminal branch of the ulnar nerve
High-resolution ultrasound
Neuropathy of the ulnar nerve
Ulnar nerve
Journal
Ultrasound in medicine & biology
ISSN: 1879-291X
Titre abrégé: Ultrasound Med Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410553
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2021
07 2021
Historique:
received:
22
10
2020
revised:
26
01
2021
accepted:
23
02
2021
pubmed:
4
4
2021
medline:
27
8
2021
entrez:
3
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Repetitive vibratory trauma in cyclists is one of the most common causes of ulnar nerve compression at the wrist. This study describes five cases of clinically suspected compression syndrome of the deep terminal branch of the ulnar nerve (DBUN) defined by high-resolution ultrasound (HRUS) with a 18-MHz linear transducer. Reliable HRUS visualization of the DBUN was feasible in all patients. The affected nerves had focally swollen and hypo-echoic changed segments. HRUS is a good imaging tool for the evaluation of a suspicious DBUN neuropathy if no electrodiagnostic testing is available or in patients with mild to moderate clinical symptoms with inconclusive electrodiagnostic results.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33810886
pii: S0301-5629(21)00095-8
doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.02.022
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1970-1975Informations de copyright
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