The Value of Median Nerve Sonography as a Predictor for Short- and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Prospective Long-Term Follow-Up Study.
Alexander MarschallAnja FicjianMartin Helmut StradnerRusmir HusicDorothea ZaunerWerner SeelNicole E SimmetAlexander KlammerPetra HeizerKerstin BrickmannJudith GretlerFlorentine C Fürst-MoazediRene ThonhoferJosef HermannWinfried B GraningerStefan QuasthoffChristian DejacoPublished in: PloS one (2016)
Ultrasound assessment of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel inlet may predict short-term clinical improvement in CTS patients undergoing carpal tunnel release, but long-term outcomes are unrelated to ultrasound findings.