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Table 11 Wrist/Hand: Study Characteristics

From: The accuracy of diagnostic ultrasound imaging for musculoskeletal soft tissue pathology of the extremities: a comprehensive review of the literature

Study

Target Condition

Number of studies (Systematic Review)

Subjects

Mean Age (years)

Mean time from injury to ultrasound

Ultrasound transducer frequency (MHz)

Ultrasound reviewers

 

Systematic Review

      

Cartwright et al., 2012 [81]

CTS

45

1450

N/S

N/S

N/S

RAD and Non-RAD

Descatha et al., 2012 [82]

CTS

13

456

N/S

N/S

3.0 to 13

RAD and Non-RAD

Roll et al., 2011 [83]

CTS

23

890

48

N/S

5.0 to 18

RAD and Non-RAD

Beekman et al., 2003 [80]

CTS

7

268

N/S

N/S

7.0 to 10

RAD and Non-RAD

 

Diagnostic Study

      

Deniz et al., 2012 [84]

CTS

-

54

46

N/S

10

RAD

Kim et al., 2012 [85]

CTS

-

135

53

N/S

N/S

N/S

Moghtaderi et al., 2012 [86]

CTS

-

79

43

N/S

10 to 13

RAD

Ooi et al., 2014 [87]

CTS

-

51

55

N/S

5.0 to 17

Non-RAD

Tajika et al., 2013 [88]

CTS

-

79

58.6

N/S

6.0 to 14

Non-RAD

Chuter et al., 2009 [90]

Ligament Injury

-

127

40

N/S

N/S

N/S

Dao et al., 2004 [91]

Ligament Injury

-

32

29

N/S

5.0 to 10

RAD

Finlay et al., 2004 [92]

Ligament Injury

-

26

34

N/S

9.0 to 13

RAD

Hergan et al., 1995 [93]

Ligament Injury

-

17

N/S

N/S

N/S

N/S

Melville et al., 2013 [96]

Ligament Injury

-

26

40

33 days

10 to 17

RAD

Taljanovic et al., 2008 [98]

Ligament Injury

-

16

36.4

<12 months

9.0 to 12

RAD

Choi et al., 2011 [89]

DQ

-

13

52.4

19 months

5.0 to 17

RAD

Kwon et al., 2010 [95]

DQ

-

40

51

7.5 months

12 to 15

RAD

Kuwano et al., 2009 [94]

Ganglion

-

183

N/S

N/S

8.5

N/S

Osterwalder et al., 1997 [97]

Ganglion

-

83

N/S

N/S

7.5

RAD

-

Guyons canal

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

WS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rugby/jersey finger

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Trigger Finger

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

IS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

T (O)

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. N/S not stated; RAD Radiologist; DQ de Quervains; IS intersection syndrome; T (O) tendinopathy (other); CTS carpal tunnel syndrome; WS Wartenberg syndrome