Carpal tunnel syndrome — a comprehensive review

Ergonomic risk factors and physical discomfort in laptop-computer users

“…Rad u takvom položaju dovodi do nelagodnosti u ručnim zglobovima i do naprezanja vratnih mišića (Asundi et al, 2010). U takvim situacijama rada postoji rizik za javljanje sindroma Karpalnog tunela, ozbiljnog poremećaja usled kumulativnih trauma (Haase, 2007). Rezultati jedne studije (Jacobs et al, 2009) pokazali su da ispitanici koji koriste eksterne dodatke, kao što su tastatura, miš i postolje za laptop, osećaju manji diskomfor od onih koji ih ne koriste.…”

“…KORISNIKA LAPTOP RAČUNARA Opservacije su pokazale da dolazi do fleksije, ekstenzije i uvrtanja ručnog zgloba u većini pozicija koje korisnici zauzimaju tokom rada. To je, kao što je poznato iz literature, rizičan položaj koji dovodi do diskomfora, a može dovesti i do ozbiljnijih muskuloskeletnih poremećaja (Haase, 2007). Sledeći faktor rizika jeste mesto korišćenja: diskomfor se značajno povećava u nadlaktici kod studenata koji više koriste laptop nego desktop računar i pritom ga, uglavnom, koriste van kuće.…”

A New Application of Recurrent Neural Networks for EMG-based Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

“…Neurogenic changes and reinnervation potentials indicate chronic nerve pathology (Kanaan N & Sawaya RA, 2001 ). Following of nerve decompression, a typical reiinervation pattern is found often earlier than that by clinical examination (Haase J, 2007). EMG is also used to reveal other nerve lesions in the involved arm when the findings of NCS are not consistent with CTS.…”

Quadrature radio frequency coil for magnetic resonance imaging of the wrist at 4T

“…CTS is defined as the impairment of motor or sensory function of the median nerve as it traverses through the carpal tunnel (1). It is caused by compression of the nerve between the transverse carpal ligament and the flexor tendons and carpal bones, either by intrinsic swelling of the median nerve or by extrinsic compression of one of the many surrounding structures of the wrist (2).…”