Changes in Ultrasound Measurements of the Ulnar Nerve at Different Elbow Joint Positions in Patients with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Ultrasound Measurements
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of Patients with CuTS
3.2. Shear Modulus
3.3. Cross Sectional Area (CSA)
3.4. Trace
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Wolny, T.; Fernández-de-las-Peñas, C.; Granek, A.; Linek, P. Changes in Ultrasound Measurements of the Ulnar Nerve at Different Elbow Joint Positions in Patients with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. Sensors 2022, 22, 8354. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22218354
Wolny T, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Granek A, Linek P. Changes in Ultrasound Measurements of the Ulnar Nerve at Different Elbow Joint Positions in Patients with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. Sensors. 2022; 22(21):8354. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22218354
Chicago/Turabian StyleWolny, Tomasz, César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Arkadiusz Granek, and Paweł Linek. 2022. "Changes in Ultrasound Measurements of the Ulnar Nerve at Different Elbow Joint Positions in Patients with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome" Sensors 22, no. 21: 8354. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22218354
APA StyleWolny, T., Fernández-de-las-Peñas, C., Granek, A., & Linek, P. (2022). Changes in Ultrasound Measurements of the Ulnar Nerve at Different Elbow Joint Positions in Patients with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. Sensors, 22(21), 8354. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22218354