Effects of wrist extension on median nerve and flexor tendon excursions in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a case control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reduced gliding ability of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel has been observed in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the gliding abilities of the median nerve and flexor tendon in patients with CTS and healthy participants in the neutral and 30° extended positions of the wrist and to compare the gliding between the finger flexion and extension phases.

Methods

Patients with CTS and healthy participants were consecutively recruited in a community hospital. All the subjects received the Boston CTS questionnaire, physical examinations, nerve conduction study (NCS), and ultrasonography of the upper extremities. Duplex Doppler ultrasonography was performed to evaluate the gliding abilities of the median nerve and fl

SUBMITTER: Liu CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8146623 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature