Longitudinal Median Nerve Ultrasound Changes in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury and an Age- and Sex-Matched Nondisabled Cohort.

Objectives: To assess the natural history for development of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in persons with acute spinal cord injury (SCI) at 1 year postdischarge from initial rehabilitation and to assess baseline median nerve (MN) cross-sectional area (CSA) above/below 10 mm correlates with any longitudinal changes in quantitative ultrasound (US) of the MN.

Design: A prospective cohort study of persons with acute SCI evaluated for CTS using quantitative US and compared to a group without SCI (non-SCI).

Setting: Academic medical center.