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Ultrasound‐guided treatment of peripheral entrapment mononeuropathies
Author(s) -
Norbury John W.,
Nazarian Levon N.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.26517
Subject(s) - mononeuropathy , medicine , entrapment , entrapment neuropathy , ultrasound , psychological intervention , surgery , peripheral neuropathy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , radiology , carpal tunnel syndrome , endocrinology , psychiatry , diabetes mellitus
The advent of high‐resolution neuromuscular ultrasound (US) has provided a useful tool for conservative treatment of peripheral entrapment mononeuropathies. US‐guided interventions require careful coordination of transducer and needle movement along with a detailed understanding of sonoanatomy. Preprocedural planning and positioning can be helpful in performing these interventions. Corticosteroid injections, aspiration of ganglia, hydrodissection, and minimally invasive procedures can be useful nonsurgical treatments for mononeuropathies refractory to conservative care. Technical aspects as well as the current understanding of the indications and efficacy of these procedures for common entrapment mononeuropathies are reviewed in this study. Muscle Nerve , 2019