Jackson D L, Hynninen B C, Caborn D N, McLean J
Department of Sports Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
Clin J Sport Med. 1996 Jan;6(1):27-31. doi: 10.1097/00042752-199601000-00007.
OBJECTIVE-DESIGN-SUBJECTS: Compression neuropathies are common injuries about the wrist in wheelchair athletes. Thirty-three world-class wheelchair basketball players were studied electrodiagnostically to determine the prevalence and severity of median neuropathy at the wrist in these athletes.
Thirty percent of these athletes had symptoms consistent with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and 70% of these had electrodiagnostic confirmation of this injury. Overall, 52% of the 33 athletes had electrodiagnostic findings of median neuropathy at the wrist with nine athletes (27%) exhibiting bilateral abnormalities. Four athletes (12%) had abnormal electrodiagnostic findings involving the ulnar nerve at the wrist.
This prevalence of CTS in wheelchair basketball players appears to be similar to that found in the general paraplegic population. Early recognition and treatment of CTS in these athletes are recommended to avoid chronic problems.
目的-设计-研究对象：压迫性神经病变是轮椅运动员腕部常见的损伤。对33名世界级轮椅篮球运动员进行了电诊断研究，以确定这些运动员腕部正中神经病变的患病率和严重程度。
这些运动员中有30%出现了与腕管综合征（CTS）相符的症状，其中70%经电诊断证实存在该损伤。总体而言，33名运动员中有52%有腕部正中神经病变的电诊断结果，9名运动员（27%）表现为双侧异常。4名运动员（12%）在腕部出现了涉及尺神经的异常电诊断结果。
轮椅篮球运动员中CTS的患病率似乎与一般截瘫人群中的患病率相似。建议对这些运动员的CTS进行早期识别和治疗，以避免出现慢性问题。
