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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
The two most frequently diagnosed nerve compression syndromes of the upper extremities are carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome. In order to determine the relative frequencies of nerve conduction abnormalities at the carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel in France and the United States, we evaluated all patients (nFR = 882 and nUS = 818) who had nerve conduction studies of the upper extremities over a six-yearFR or three-yearUS interval. In both France and the United States, the risk of electrophysiological abnormalities was 2 to 1 for the wrist relative to the elbow. Abnormal median nerves were twice as likely to be symptomatic as were abnormal ulnar nerves (silent ulnar neuropathy). Thus, the clinical risk for carpal tunnel syndrome relative to cubital tunnel syndrome was approximately 4 to 1. In many cases of persistent hand symptoms following carpal tunnel release, the problem may actually be related to an undiagnosed ulnar nerve lesion. Thus, a complete neurophysiological evaluation of the upper extremity necessitates both median and ulnar studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1153-2424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
281-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Electrodiagnosis, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-France, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Median Nerve, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Neural Conduction, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Sensation Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Ulnar Nerve, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes, pubmed-meshheading:7694630-United States
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Relative frequency of nerve conduction abnormalities at carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel in France and the United States: importance of silent neuropathies and role of ulnar neuropathy after unsuccessful carpal tunnel syndrome release.
pubmed:affiliation
Portland Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation Center, Oregon.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article