Enhancing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnosis: The Combined Use of CTS-6 and Ultrasound Measured Median Nerve CSA
Combining the CTS-6 and median nerve CSA offers the most accurate method for diagnosing CTS. A lower cutoff value (27.68 vs. 31.25) improved the sensitivity of the combined score, demonstrating a strong diagnostic performance for CTS as a screening tool. Alternatively, using the PLR-optimized cutoff (34.08), this becomes a highly specific confirmatory test.
Authors
- Stacia Ruse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6629-9875)
- Michael Niemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9231-2292)
- John P. Fowler
- Rachel Hyzny
- Jenna L Dvorsky
- Christopher Gonzalez
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hand
- Published
- 2026-01-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15589447251411545
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00