Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonographic Median Nerve Cross-Sectional Area for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury.

A study published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation examined how well ultrasound measurement of median nerve cross-sectional area can detect carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in wheelchair-using patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). This population faces elevated CTS risk due to repetitive upper-limb loading from manual wheelchair propulsion, yet standard diagnostic thresholds may not apply. The research evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of this ultrasonographic approach specifically within the SCI wheelchair-user population.

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