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Fırat Tıp Dergisi
2005, Cilt 10, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 077-079
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The Investigation of Area of Median Nerve with Magnetic Resonance imaging
Mustafa Arif ALUÇLU1, Mehmet Ufuk ALUÇLU2
1İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Anatomi Anabilim Dalı, MALATYA
2Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, DİYARBAKIR

Aims: Two questions are reminded that one is “Is carpal tunnel’s volume/area increasing to cause narrowing median nerve by aging?”, and the other one is “Can be median nerve impressed by surrounded tissues by aging?”. In our study the area of median nerve was measured in the sections of magnetic resonance imaging. This study was made to determine if the area of median nerve would increase by aging which can be a reason of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Materials and Methods: Our study was made only among women by seperating two groups. Group I was formed women in 20-45 whose average age was 35,1; Group II was formed women in 46+ whose average age was 56,0. Magnetic resonance images of volunteers were taken. The thickness of slices was 3 mm. The slices were continued from distal of radius and ulna to the proximal of the metacarpal bones. The inlet of the tunnel was accepted the last slice that showed the styloid process of ulna with scaphoid bone and pisiform bone; the outlet of the tunnel was accepted the slice of hamate bone with hamulus. Areas of the tunnel and the median nerve between the inlet and outlet of the tunnel were measured via computer in approximately six slices.

Results: We calculated the areas of median nerve 10,26 mm2 in Group I and 10,32 mm2 in Group II.

Conclusion: According to this result, we think that the area of median nerve is not increased by aging and the impressing of median nerve can have other possible reasons.©2005, Fırat Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi


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