Ultrasonographic evaluation of sciatic nerves in patients with spinal cord injury

Cross-sectional, controlled study. To evaluate the sciatic nerves of subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) by using ultrasound (US) imaging and to explore whether US measurements are associated with clinical and electrophysiological findings. National Rehabilitation Center in Ankara, Turkey. Fiftee...

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Published in:Spinal cord 2015-01, Vol.53 (1), p.75-77
Main Authors: Tiftik, T, Öztürk, G T, Kara, M, Türkkan, C, Ersöz, M, Özçakar, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Action Potentials - physiology
Adult
Electromyography
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neural Conduction - physiology
Sciatic Nerve - diagnostic imaging
Sciatic Nerve - physiopathology
Spinal Cord Injuries - pathology
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Cross-sectional, controlled study. To evaluate the sciatic nerves of subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) by using ultrasound (US) imaging and to explore whether US measurements are associated with clinical and electrophysiological findings. National Rehabilitation Center in Ankara, Turkey. Fifteen SCI subjects (12 male (M), 3 female (F)) and 23 (16 M, 7 F) healthy controls were included in the study. After clinical assessment of the subjects, lower limb nerve conduction studies and US imaging of the sciatic nerves were performed. Cross-sectional area (CSA) values of the sciatic nerves were correlated with the clinical and electrophysiologic data. Mean CSA values were lower in the patient group when compared with the control group (P=0.042). Reduced compound motor action potentials regarding tibial and peroneal nerves were observed in the patient group (P=0.003 and P=0.005, respectively). US measurements did not correlate with the electrophysiological findings. However, sciatic nerve CSA values were positively correlated with body mass index in the control (r=0.534, P
ISSN:1362-4393
1476-5624
DOI:10.1038/sc.2014.191