Diagnostic potential of ultrasound in carpal tunnel syndrome with different etiologies: correlation of sonographic median nerve measures with electrodiagnostic severity.
Basant Mohamed ElnadyElsayed M RagehTohamy EkhoulySabry M FathyMohamed AlshaarEl Saeed FoudaMohammed AttarAhmed M AbdelaalAhmed El TantawiMohammed M AlgethamiDavid BongPublished in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2019)
High resolution ultrasound is a valid and accurate diagnostic modality in carpal tunnel syndrome and correlated to CTS severity. A ∆CSA greater than 2.5 mm2 is considered a valid diagnostic value for CTS in our Saudi population. CTS in our patients with diabetes tend to have greater median nerve US measurement values.