Variations in skin temperature between various peripheral nerve innervation areas in peripheral compression neuropathy of median nerve

master's thesis

• Author: Boško Preveden
• Mentor: Krešimir Bulić (mentor)
• Committee member: Davor Mijatović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tomislav Meštrović (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Krešimir Bulić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2016-07-15, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences; Surgery

Abstract

Skin temperatures in the hand innervation areas of median, ulnar and radial nerves were measured and assessed in patients affected by Carpal tunnel syndrome, preoperatively. For measurement Laser thermometer was used for skin temperature measurements on parts of hand innervated by median, radial and ulnar nerve, three times for each nerve respectively.
Out of 15 patients, 13 were females and 2 males, with youngest patient being 37 years old and oldest 71 years old. Average age of patients was 49 years of age. Results showed that there are no statistically significant changes when comparing temperatures of median, ulnar and radial nerve innervated skin on the hand of patients affected by CTS patients preoperatively.

• Keywords: CTS; median nerve; radial nerve; ulnar nerve
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:800911
• Study programme: Title: Medicine (in English language); Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica medicine (doktor/doktorica medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2017-08-31 07:58:14