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Effectiveness of ultrasonography and nerve conduction studies in the diagnosing of carpal tunnel syndrome: clinical trial on accuracy

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Title
Effectiveness of ultrasonography and nerve conduction studies in the diagnosing of carpal tunnel syndrome: clinical trial on accuracy
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, April 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12891-018-2036-4
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Benedito Felipe Rabay Pimentel, Flávio Faloppa, Marcel Jun Sugawara Tamaoki, João Carlos Belloti

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two diagnostic tests routinely used for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)-ultrasonography (US) and nerve conduction studies (NCS)-by comparing their accuracy based on surgical results, with the remission of paresthesia as the reference standard. We enrolled 115 patients, all of the female gender with a high probability of a clinical diagnosis of CTS. All patients underwent US and NCS for a diagnosis and subsequent surgical treatment. As a primary outcome, the accuracy of the US and NCS diagnoses was measured by comparing their diagnoses compared with those determined by the surgical outcomes. Their accuracy was secondarily evaluated based on before and after scores of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ). Overall, 104 patients (90.4%) were diagnosed with CTS by the surgical reference standard, 97 (84.3%) by NCS, and 90 (78.3%) by US. The concordance of NCS and surgical treatment (p < 0.001; kappa = 0.648) was superior to that of US and surgical treatment (p < 0.001; kappa = 0.423). The sensitivity and specificity of US and NCS were similar (p = 1.000 and p = 0.152, respectively: McNemar's test). The BCTQ scores were lower after surgery in patients diagnosed by both US and NCS (p < 0.001and p < 0.001, respectively: analysis of variance). US and NCS effectively diagnosed CTS with good sensitivity but were not effective enough to rule out a suspicion of CTS. This study was registered at September, 10 th, 2015, and the registration number was NCT02553811 .

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 8 14%
Student > Bachelor 8 14%
Other 6 11%
Professor > Associate Professor 5 9%
Student > Postgraduate 4 7%
Other 10 18%
Unknown 16 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 21 37%
Neuroscience 4 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 7%
Arts and Humanities 1 2%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 2%
Other 6 11%
Unknown 20 35%
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