Patients with suspicious cervical radiculopathy.
Conditions
Interventions
Cervical nerve root ultrasonography is performed one time for the patients with suspicious cervical radiculopathy before various treatments by ultrasonic technicians, who were unaware of the results o
Sponsors
MIKINOBU (First name) TAKEUCHI (last name)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients were included who suffer from unilateral radicular pain to an arm, sensory disturbance, and/or motor weakness at an upper limb with suspicious cervical radiculopathy. We divide 2 groups by using cervical MRI (c-MRI) as a reference standard. First, in cevical radiculopathy group c-MRI indicated the cerivcial nerve is compressed by disc herniation or osteophyte. Second, in non cervical radicuropathy the finding was negative on c-MRI.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with neck pain only, trauma case, severe diabetes, severe renal disfunction, collagen disease, or neuromuscular disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The cross-sectional area(CSA) of cervical radiculopathy subject (CR group) and non cervical radiculopathy subjects (non-CR group) at he same cevical nerve level were compared. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To examine the relationship between Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the enlargement of the CSAs. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMikinobu TAKEUCHI
Aichi Medical University Spine Center
Outcome results
None listed