TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Follow-up evaluation with ultrasonography of peripheral nerve injuries after an earthquake
JO  - Neural regeneration research
A1  - Lu, Man
A1  - Wang, Yue
A1  - Yue, Linxian
A1  - Chiu, Jack
A1  - He, Fanding
A1  - Wu, Xiaojing
A1  - Zang, Bin
A1  - Lu, Bin
A1  - Yao, Xiaoke
A1  - Jiang, Zirui
SP  - 582
EP  - 588
VL  - 9
IS  - 6
N2  - Published data on earthquake-associated peripheral nerve injury is very limited. Ultrasonography has been proven to be efficient in the clinic to diagnose peripheral nerve injury. The aim of this study was to assess the role of ultrasound in the evaluation of persistent peripheral nerve injuries 1 year after the Wenchuan earthquake. Thirty-four patients with persistent clinical symptoms and neurologic signs of impaired nerve function were evaluated with sonography prior to surgical repair. Among 34 patients, ultrasonography showed that 48 peripheral nerves were entrapped, and 11 peripheral nerves were disrupted. There was one case of misdiagnosis on ultrasonography. The concordance rate of ultrasonographic findings with those of surgical findings was 98%. A total of 48 involved nerves underwent neurolysis and the symptoms resolved. Only five nerves had scar tissue entrapment. Preoperative and postoperative clinical and ultrasonographic results were concordant, which verified that ultrasonography is useful for preoperative diagnosis and postoperative evaluation of injured peripheral nerves.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1673-5374
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.130095
ID  - ref1
ER  -