An overview of hand postures and aging on morphological changes of the median nerve

Ping Yeap Loh; Wen Liang Yeoh; Satoshi Muraki

doi:10.1186/s40101-019-0201-6

An overview of hand postures and aging on morphological changes of the median nerve

Ping Yeap Loh, Wen Liang Yeoh, Satoshi Muraki

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Background: High-resolution ultrasound is being widely used in carpal tunnel examination to understand morphological and biomechanical characteristics of the median nerve and surrounding anatomy structures. Main body: Healthy young and elderly men were recruited. The median nerve at proximal wrist region was examined by ultrasound imaging technique. A total of seven wrist angle was examined. Generally, the median nerve cross-sectional area of the elderly group is significantly larger than the young group. Short conclusion: Wrist posture in greater flexion or extension caused a larger decrease in the median nerve cross-sectional area across both groups.

Original language	English
Article number	9
Journal	Journal of physiological anthropology
Volume	38
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40101-019-0201-6
Publication status	Published - Aug 8 2019

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Human Factors and Ergonomics
Physiology
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Anthropology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Physiology (medical)

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