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2022-08-04

2022

Maili Maria

Καρανδρέας Νικόλαος Ομότιμος Καθηγητής Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ, Επιβλέπων
Ζαμπέλης Θωμάς, Αναπληρωτής καθηγητής Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Κοκότης Παναγιώτης, Αναπληρωτής καθηγητής Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ

Υπερηχογραφική ανάλυση των δεματίων του Μέσου νεύρου στη περιοχή του καρπού σε φυσιολογικές συνθήκες και στο σύνδρομο του καρπιαίου σωλήνα.

Greek

Ultrasonographic analysis of the median nerve bundles in the carpal tunnel area in normal conditions and in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes in the upper and lower extremities, have an increased frequency. Mostly in the upper extremities, the most common epidemiologically trapped syndrome is carpal tunnel syndrome. The purpose of this diploma thesis is to investigate, whether ultrasound analysis of the median nerve bundles in the wrist area, could detect the presence of CTS, as diagnosed with EMG. A quantitative prospective study was conducted on a random sample of 120 individuals who had been referred for CTS examination, during one year. Participants were divided into one control group (N = 30) and three experimental groups: mild severity group (A2, N = 30), moderate severity group (B, N = 30), and high severity group (C1, N =30). The type of ultrasound used is Sonosite EDJE with a linear head of 6- 15 MHZ.Comparison of the mean values of the surface area of the median nerve bundle revealed a statistically significant difference between all the groups tested (independent t-test) p = 5.6 * 10-7 between control-A2, p = 7.6 * 10-4 between A2-B, p = 0.012 between B-C1. In general, it appears that in relation to inflammatory polyneuropathies and compressive mononeuritis, there is an increase in the size of the largest bundle that can be measured, and the increase actually follows the severity of compressive mononeuritis.

Health Sciences

Median nerve, Carpal tunnel, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Ultrasound study

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