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- Title
High resolution ultrasound for the evaluation of radial nerve pathology adjacent to metallic hardware.
- Authors
Fort, Nicholas M.; Victoria, Christian; Ko, Lydia; Wolfe, Scott W.; Lee, Steve K.; Nwawka, O. Kenechi
- Abstract
Accurate localization and characterization of peripheral nerve injuries adjacent to metallic hardware is difficult with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) due to susceptibility artifact. This study sought to present the use of high‐resolution ultrasound (US) in accurate characterization of radial nerve injury adjacent to metallic hardware, using findings at the time of operative exploration as confirmation of the US assessment. A retrospective chart review of cases with clinically identified radial nerve injuries evaluated by the high‐resolution US was performed from January 2015 through December 2019. Preoperative clinical data, US reports, MRI reports, electrodiagnostic (EDx) reports, and operative reports were reviewed for each case. Preoperative US correctly characterized the affected nerve component, type, and location of injury in all 13 cases (100%), when correlated with intraoperative findings. Nerve injury was directly adjacent to metallic hardware in 12 cases (92%). Out of the seven cases evaluated by both US and MRI, US correctly accurately diagnosed radial nerve injuries in all cases, whereas MRI accurately diagnosed in four cases (57%). In 3/7 cases (43%) MRI was nondiagnostic due to susceptibility artifact. MRI evaluation of the nerve was limited to some degree by metallic artifact in 6/7 cases (85%).
- Subjects
RADIAL nerve; PERIPHERAL nerve injuries; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; ULTRASONIC imaging; NERVOUS system injuries; LARYNGEAL nerve injuries; ELBOW dislocation
- Publication
Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2022, Vol 40, Issue 11, p2557
- ISSN
0736-0266
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jor.25278