Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 9 , Pages 1489-1494 , September 2009

Ultrasonographic Median Nerve Changes After a Wheelchair Sporting Event

Presented to the State of the Science Symposium: Ultrasound at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, September 25–26, 2008, Washington, DC.

  • Bradley G. Impink, BS

      Affiliations

    • Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Michael L. Boninger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Michael L. Boninger, MD, Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 7180 Highland Dr, 151R1–H, Building 4, 2nd Fl, East Wing, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
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  • Heather Walker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Jennifer L. Collinger, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Christian Niyonkuru, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Image Result

    Unlabeled (left) and labeled (right) cross-sectional images of the wrist at the level of (A) the distal radius and (B) the pisiform. Abbreviations: DR, distal radius; MN, median nerve; PIS, pisiform;

    Unlabeled (left) and labeled (right) cross-sectional images of the wrist at the level of (A) the distal radius and (B) the pisiform. Abbreviations: DR, distal radius; MN, median nerve; PIS, pisiform; T, tendon.

  • Image Result
    The mean swelling ratio change in the positive and negative physical examination groups.

    The mean swelling ratio change in the positive and negative physical examination groups.

  • Image Result
    Mean years of wheelchair use in symptomatic and asymptomatic groups.

    Mean years of wheelchair use in symptomatic and asymptomatic groups.

 Supported by the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System; the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (grant no. B3142C); the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133N000019); and the National Science Foundation (grant no. DGE0333420).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00317-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.02.019

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 9 , Pages 1489-1494 , September 2009

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