We studied the intra- and inter-rater reliability of muscle thickness and cross-sectional area measurements of thenar muscles with a water bath ultrasonography technique in eight healthy volunteers and 16 patients with trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. Thickness and cross-sectional area of the opponens pollicis, abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis, first dorsal interosseous and adductor pollicis muscle were measured. The results showed changes in the morphometric properties of the thenar muscles in patients with trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis (TMC OA) compared with the healthy volunteers. In the dominant-sided patients (n = 14), there were lower cross-sectional area values for the abductor pollicis brevis and opponens pollicis muscles. In the non-dominant-sided patients (n = 10), there were lower cross-sectional area values for the abductor pollicis brevis and flexor pollicis brevis and lower muscle thickness of the abductor pollicis brevis. The water bath ultrasonography technique could be used to diagnose and treat diseases where changes in thenar muscle thickness and cross-sectional area can be expected.
AhtiainenJPWalkerSPeltonenH, et al.
Heterogeneity in resistance training-induced muscle strength and mass responses in men and women of different ages. Age. 2016,
38: 10.
2.
ArazpourMSoflaeiMAhmadi BaniM, et al.
The effect of thumb splinting on thenar muscles atrophy, pain, and function in subjects with thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2017,
41: 379–86.
3.
BlaivasMLyonMBrannamLDuggalSSierzenskiP.Water bath evaluation technique for emergency ultrasound of painful superficial structures. Am J Emerg Med. 2004,
22: 589–93.
4.
BlandJMAltmanD.Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement.The Lancet. 1986,
327: 307–10.
5.
BollardSMKellyBMcDermottCPotterS.The use of point of care ultrasound in hand surgery. J Hand Surg Am. 2021,
46: 602–7.
6.
BrandPWHollisterAM.Mechanics of individual muscles at individualjoints. In: BrandPWHollisterAM (Eds). Clinical mechanics of the hand.
St Louis,
CV Mosby, 1993: 254–352.
7.
ChenKCLinACChongCFWangTL.An overview of point-of-care ultrasound for soft tissue and musculoskeletal applications in the emergency department. J Intensive Care. 2016,
4: 55.
8.
EatonRGLittlerJW.Ligament reconstruction for the painful thumb carpometacarpal joint.J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1973,
55: 1655–66.
9.
FisherNMWhiteSCYackHJSmolinskiRJPendergastDR.Muscle function and gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis before and after muscle rehabilitation. Disabil Rehabil. 1997,
19: 47–55.
10.
FranchiMVLongoSMallinsonJ, et al.
Muscle thickness correlates to muscle cross-sectional area in the assessment of strength training-induced hypertrophy. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2018,
28: 846–53.
11.
FujinoKOhnoKFujiwaraKYokotaANeoM.Sonographic morphometry of abductor pollicis brevis: Can direct contact yield images comparable with those obtained by the water bath technique?J Med Ultrason (2001). 2019,
46: 489–95.
12.
GrechenigWPeichaGWeigleinA, et al.
Sonographic evaluation of the thenar compartment musculature.J Ultrasound Med. 2000,
19: 733–41.
13.
Hamborg-PetersenETorfingTVibergB.The value of magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound in diagnosing displaced rupture of the thumb ulnar collateral ligament. J Hand Surg Eur. 2020,
45: 1098–100.
14.
HandsfieldGGMeyerCHAbelMFBlemkerSS.Heterogeneity of muscle sizes in the lower limbs of children with cerebral palsy. Muscle Nerve. 2016,
53: 933–45.
15.
HayranM.HayranM.Sağlık Araştırmaları için temel istatistik, 1st Edn.
Ankara,
Omega, 2011: 313.
16.
HidesJStantonWFrekeMWilsonSMcMahonSRichardsonC.MRI study of the size, symmetry and function of the trunk muscles among elite cricketers with and without low back pain.Br J Sports Med. 2008,
42: 809–13.
17.
JenkinsNDMillerJMBucknerSL, et al.
Test-retest reliability of single transverse versus panoramic ultrasound imaging for muscle size and echo intensity of the biceps brachii.Ultrasound Med Biol. 2015,
41: 1584–91.
18.
JeyapalanKBissonMADiasJJGriffinYBhattR.The role of ultrasound in the management of flexor tendon injuries.J Hand Surg Eur. 2008,
33: 430–4.
19.
JohansonMEValero-CuevasFJHentzVR.Activation patterns of the thumb muscles during stable and unstable pinch tasks.J Hand Surg Am. 2001,
26: 698–705.
20.
KieselKBUnderwoodFBMattacolaCGNitzAJMaloneTR.A comparison of select trunk muscle thickness change between subjects with low back pain classified in the treatment-based classification system and asymptomatic controls. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2007,
37: 596–607.
21.
KrishnamurthyRYooJHThapaMCallahanMJ.Water-bath method for sonographic evaluation of superficial structures of the extremities in children. Pediatr Radiol. 2013,
43(Suppl 1): 41–7.
22.
LeeHJeeSParkSHAhnSCImJSohnMK.Quantitative muscle ultrasonography in carpal tunnel syndrome. Ann Rehabil Med. 2016,
40: 1048–56.
23.
LeechSGukhoolJBlaivasM.Ed ultrasound evaluation of the index flexor tendon: a comparison of water bath evaluation technique (wet) versus direct contact ultrasound. Acad Emerg Med. 2003,
10: 573.
24.
Ling ChuangXMcGroutherDA.Adhesions as a component of the trigger finger: a dynamic sonographic study.J Hand Surg Eur. 2021,
46: 852–6.
25.
MisirliogluTOOzyemisci TaskiranO.Reliability of sonographic muscle thickness measurements of the thenar and hypothenar muscles. Muscle Nerve. 2018,
57: 14–7.
26.
MisirliogluTOPalamarDTaskiranOOTerlemezRAkgunK.Relationship between ultrasonographic hand muscle thickness measurements and muscle strength following median or ulnar nerve reconstruction.Muscle Nerve. 2021,
63: 351–6.
27.
MohsenyBNijhuisTHHundepoolCAJanssenWGSellesRWCoertJH.Ultrasonographic quantification of intrinsic hand muscle cross-sectional area; reliability and validity for predicting muscle strength.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015,
96: 845–53.
28.
O'ReillySCJonesAMuirKRDohertyM.Quadriceps weakness in knee osteoarthritis: the effect on pain and disability. Ann Rheum Dis. 1998,
57: 588–94.
29.
PalmerTBAkehiKThieleRMSmithDBThompsonBJ.Reliability of panoramic ultrasound imaging in simultaneously examining muscle size and quality of the hamstring muscles in young, healthy males and females.Ultrasound Med Biol. 2015,
41: 675–84.
QamhawiZShahKKiernanGFurnissDTehJAzzopardiC.Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in detecting Stener lesions of the thumb: systematic review and meta-analysis.J Hand Surg Eur. 2021,
46: 946–53.
32.
RaschAByströmAHDalenNBergHE.Reduced muscle radiological density, cross-sectional area, and strength of major hip and knee muscles in 22 patients with hip osteoarthritis. Acta Orthop. 2007,
78: 505–10.
33.
SahinNBaskentAUgurluHBerkerE.Isokinetic evaluation of knee extensor/flexor muscle strength in patients with hypermobility syndrome.Rheumatol. Int. 2008,
28: 643–8.
34.
SegalNAGlassNA.Is quadriceps muscle weakness a risk factor for incident or progressive knee osteoarthritis?Phys Sportsmed. 2011,
39: 44–50.
35.
ShorterESannicandroAJPouletBGoljanek-WhysallK.Skeletal muscle wasting and its relationship with osteoarthritis: a mini-review of mechanisms and current interventions.Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2019,
21: 40.
36.
SilvaJMSAlabarsePVGTeixeiraVON, et al.
Muscle wasting in osteoarthritis model induced by anterior cruciate ligament transection. PLoS One. 2018,
13: 1–17.
37.
SmithTOJermanEEastonV, et al.
Do people with benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHS) have reduced joint proprioception? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatol. Int. 2013,
33: 2709–16.
38.
SimonNGRalphJWLomen-HoerthC, et al.
Quantitative ultrasound of denervated hand muscles.Muscle Nerve. 2015,
52: 221–30.
39.
SĭrcaASusec-MichieliM.Selective type II fibre muscular atrophy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip.J Neurol Sci. 1980,
44: 149–59.
40.
SlemendaCBrandtKDHeilmanDK, et al.
Quadriceps weakness and osteoarthritis of the knee. Ann Intern Med. 1997,
127: 97–104.
41.
VögelinE.Ultrasonography: the third eye of hand surgeons.J Hand Surg Eur. 2020,
45: 219–25.
YangFLiMQiuY.Value of ultrasound in the management of cubital tunnel syndrome with associated space-occupying lesions.J Hand Surg Eur. 2021,
46: 195–7.
44.
YehHCWolfBS.A simple portable water bath for superficial ultrasonography.AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1978,
130: 275–8.
45.
ZachariasAPizzariTEnglishDJKapakoulakisTGreenRA.Hip abductor muscle volume in hip osteoarthritis and matched controls. Osteoarthr. Cartil. 2016,
24: 1727–35.
Supplementary Material
Please find the following supplemental material available below.
For Open Access articles published under a Creative Commons License, all supplemental material carries the same license as the article it is associated with.
For non-Open Access articles published, all supplemental material carries a non-exclusive license, and permission requests for re-use of supplemental material or any part of supplemental material shall be sent directly to the copyright owner as specified in the copyright notice associated with the article.
