Detection of Synovial Hypertrophy in Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using Ultrasongraphy / 대한정형외과학회잡지
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
; : 499-504, 2000.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTS: Synovial thickness in carpal tunnel was measured by high-resolution ultrasonography to evaluate the relation of synovial hypertrophy in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thickness of synovium of flexor tendons in 46 hands of idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome and 50 hands of normal control were measured quantitatively by high-resolution ultrasonography. The patients were classified into three groups according to the clinical severity: Group I had typical clinical symptoms and positive provocation test (17 cases) , Group II had sensory decreation on the dermatome of median nerve (21 cases) , and Group III had sensory decreation and thenar muscle weakness. The thickness of flexor tendons in the three groups and control group were statistically compared. RESULTS: The mean value of thickness of carpal tunnel syndrome was 1.06mm and that of control group was 0.87mm (p=0.012) . Positive correlation was revealed according to the clinically classified three groups. CONCLUSION: Synovial hypertrophy in carpal tunnel has positive relationships with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome, and it reveal possibly the progression of the disease.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Synovial Membrane
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Tendons
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Ultrasonography
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Muscle Weakness
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Hand
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Hypertrophy
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Median Nerve
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article