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The validation of the CTS-6 Evaluation Tool for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in Thai wheelchair users.
Buntragulpoontawee M, Tongprasert S, Khorana J, Kitisak K, Karinuntakul W, Pornjaksawan S, Phinyo P. Buntragulpoontawee M, et al. PLoS One. 2025 Mar 25;20(3):e0319158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319158. eCollection 2025. PLoS One. 2025. PMID: 40132002 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVE: The CTS-6 Evaluation Tool is a clinical diagnostic tool for carpal tunnel syndrome. It was originally developed using data from non-disabled individuals and has never been validated in different population. ...Symptomatic subgroup ana …
OBJECTIVE: The CTS-6 Evaluation Tool is a clinical diagnostic tool for carpal tunnel syndrome. It was ori …
Correlating symptom severity index, clinical diagnostic criteria of CTS-6 and timed Phalen's test in clinical evaluation of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Priya A, Bansal C, Mangla H, Shinde M, Ghosh T. Priya A, et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Nov;13(11):5047-5051. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_541_24. Epub 2024 Nov 18. J Family Med Prim Care. 2024. PMID: 39722997 Free PMC article.
AIM: To correlate the 6-item Symptom Severity Index and CTS-6 diagnostic tool with TPT in clinically diagnosed CTS cases, evaluating their diagnostic performance. ...RESULTS: Of 188 evaluated hands, TPT showed a significant negative correlation …
AIM: To correlate the 6-item Symptom Severity Index and CTS-6 diagnostic tool with TPT in clinically diagnosed CTS case …
Correlation of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 6 Score and Physical Exam Maneuvers With Electrodiagnostic Test Severity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Blinded Prospective Cohort Study.
Yang A, Cavanaugh P, Beredjiklian PK, Matzon JL, Seigerman D, Jones CM. Yang A, et al. J Hand Surg Am. 2023 Apr;48(4):335-339. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.11.020. Epub 2023 Feb 5. J Hand Surg Am. 2023. PMID: 36750395
PURPOSE: Although carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) can be diagnosed clinically with the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 6 (CTS-6) evaluation tool, the relationship between disease severity and CTS-6 score has not been elucidated. ...CONCLUSIONS: The …
PURPOSE: Although carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) can be diagnosed clinically with the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 6 (CTS-6) evalua …
Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Diagnostic Test Accuracy of Scales, Questionnaires, and Hand Symptom Diagrams-A Systematic Review.
Dabbagh A, MacDermid JC, Yong J, Macedo LG, Packham TL. Dabbagh A, et al. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2020 Nov;50(11):622-631. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2020.9599. Epub 2020 Sep 16. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2020. PMID: 32938312
Positive likelihood ratios ranged from 0.94 for the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire to 10.5 for the CTS-6, and negative likelihood ratios ranged from 1.04 to 0.05 for the same diagnostic tools, respectively. ...CONCLUSION: Limited evidence supports high accuracy …
Positive likelihood ratios ranged from 0.94 for the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire to 10.5 for the CTS-6, and negative lik …
Baseline Characteristics of the Median Nerve on Ultrasound Examination.
Pan TJ, White RJ, Zhang C, Hagberg WC, Imbriglia JE, Fowler JR. Pan TJ, et al. Hand (N Y). 2016 Sep;11(3):353-356. doi: 10.1177/1558944715620799. Epub 2016 Feb 5. Hand (N Y). 2016. PMID: 27698640 Free PMC article.

Results: The mean median nerve CSA was significantly larger (P < .001) for patients with a positive (mean = 11.16, SD = 2.51) versus negative CTS-6 result (mean = 6.91, SD = 2.06). There was a significant correlation (.527, P < .001, n = 349) between CSA and

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Results: The mean median nerve CSA was significantly larger (P < .001) for patients with a positive (mean = 11.16, SD = 2.51) versus nega

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A Comparison of Three Diagnostic Tests for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using Latent Class Analysis.
Fowler JR, Cipolli W, Hanson T. Fowler JR, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Dec 2;97(23):1958-61. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.O.00476. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015. PMID: 26631997
The specificities of ultrasound, CTS-6, and nerve conduction studies were 94% (95% CI, 80% to 100%), 91% (95% CI, 74% to 99%), and 83% (95% CI, 66% to 95%), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasound, nerve conduction studies, and CTS-6 have similar sensiti …
The specificities of ultrasound, CTS-6, and nerve conduction studies were 94% (95% CI, 80% to 100%), 91% (95% CI, 74% to 99%), …
A Quality Collaborative Study of the Concordance of Electrodiagnostic Scores and Clinical Severity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Ouyang Z, Wang L, Chung KC; Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery Collaborators; members of the Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery are as follows: Study coordinators: Natalie Baxter (University of Michigan); Christian Cuevas (Indiana University Health); Karen Wasil and Brooke Marshall (University of Pittsburgh); Carter Gunn (OrthoCarolina Hand Center); Ike Fleming, Imran Yousaf, Kezia Alexander, Pragna Shetty, Lumanti Manandhar, Flossine Brown, and Alessandra Butanis (Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital); Alexander Dawes (Emory Orthopaedics, Sports & Spine); Raechel Argento (University of Rochester); Rachel Bordelon (Wake Forest Baptist Health); and Taylor Trentadue (Mayo Clinic). Study collaborators: Joshua Adkinson, M.D., John Fowler, M.D., R. Glenn Gaston, M.D., Aviram Giladi, M.D., M.S., Michael Gottschalk, M.D., Warren Hammert, D.D.S., M.D., Ryan Katz, M.D., Zhongyu John Li, M.D., Ph.D., Marco Rizzo, M.D., and Eric Wagner, M.D., M.S.. Billig JI, et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Dec 1;150(6):1287-1296. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009675. Epub 2022 Sep 19. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022. PMID: 36112828
However, these examinations are prone to false-positive and false-negative values. The authors evaluated the agreement of electrodiagnostic study severity, clinical assessment scores, and probability of carpal tunnel syndrome [Six-Item Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Evaluation …
However, these examinations are prone to false-positive and false-negative values. The authors evaluated the agreement of electrodiag …
Prospective comparison of the six-item carpal tunnel symptoms scale and portable nerve conduction testing in measuring the outcomes of treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome with steroid injection.
Craw JR, Church DJ, Hutchison RL. Craw JR, et al. Hand (N Y). 2015 Mar;10(1):49-53. doi: 10.1007/s11552-014-9672-4. Hand (N Y). 2015. PMID: 25767421 Free PMC article.
Six weeks postinjection, each patient repeated a CTS-6 questionnaire and underwent a repeat portable NCS. The CTS-6 and NCS results were analyzed using the paired samples t test. ...The CTS-6 is an effective tool because of its eas …
Six weeks postinjection, each patient repeated a CTS-6 questionnaire and underwent a repeat portable NCS. The CTS-6 …
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Diabetic Patients in Arba Minch General Hospital, South West Ethiopia, 2021.
Bekele A, Abebe G, Hailu T, Fekadu T, Gebremickael A, Getachew T, Churko C, Alelign D, Wassihun B, Teshome D, Bukala Z. Bekele A, et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2022 Mar 31;15:983-993. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S356484. eCollection 2022. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2022. PMID: 35386587 Free PMC article.
Systematic random sampling method was used to select 353 study participants. CTS-6 Evaluation tool was applied to assess carpal tunnel syndrome. The data was coded and entered into Epi-Data version 3.1 statistical packages and exported to SPSS version …
Systematic random sampling method was used to select 353 study participants. CTS-6 Evaluation tool was applied t …
Evaluation of the Scratch Collapse Test for Carpal and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome-A Prospective, Blinded Study.
Montgomery K, Wolff G, Boyd KU. Montgomery K, et al. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Jun;45(6):512-517. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.02.016. Epub 2020 Apr 13. J Hand Surg Am. 2020. PMID: 32299690
Sensitivity and specificity for the scratch collapse test were calculated twice, once using electrodiagnostic testing results and a second time using a validated clinical tool (the CTS-6) as the reference standard. The interrater reliability was also calculat …
Sensitivity and specificity for the scratch collapse test were calculated twice, once using electrodiagnostic testing results and a second t …
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