The Relationship of the Cervical Lesion to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

This prospective study was designed to evaluate electrophysiological changes in the peripheral nerve, especially in the median nerve at the wrist, of the patients with a cervical lesion. We examined the motor nerve conduction velocity of the median nerve at the forearm, the amplitude of the M wave r...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 768 - 770
Main Authors Kawano, Wataru, Naito, Hidetoshi, Tadokoro, Eiji, Ogawa, Tamotsu, Murakawa, Yoshiyasu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1988
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Summary:This prospective study was designed to evaluate electrophysiological changes in the peripheral nerve, especially in the median nerve at the wrist, of the patients with a cervical lesion. We examined the motor nerve conduction velocity of the median nerve at the forearm, the amplitude of the M wave recorded from abductor pollicis brevis muscle and the distal motor latency of the median and ulnar nerve. The distal motor latency of the median nerve was significantlly prolonged in the patients with cervical lesions compared with the normal control group (p<0.01).
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.36.768