Physiotherapia Croatica, Vol. 16 No. 1, 2018.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Analysis and comparison of nalysis and comparison of distal motor latency n. median istal motor latency n. median in patients with carpal tunnel n patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and choice of yndrome and choice of therapeutic interventions
Vedran Tomašković
; KB Sveti Duh
Sažetak
Abstract
Introduction: Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common
compressive neuropathy caused by compression of
the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. According to the
American Academy of Neurology, there is a 10% risk of
developing carpal tunnel syndrome during the person’s
life.
Aim: The aim of this retrospective study is to determine
the success of physiotherapy and surgical decompression in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.
Material and methods: 90 respondents (30 in each
group) met the criteria for inclusion. Data are archives
of the EMNG laboratory of the “Sveti Duh Clinical Hospital”, Zagreb. The fi rst group had good clinical fi nding of
the median nerve. The second group with pathological
fi ndings of the median nervere received physiotherapy while the third group had surgical decompression. Values of distal motor latency and motor conduction velocity of the median nerve were compared before and after
physiotherapy as well before and after surgical decompression.
Results: There was no statistically signifi cant difference
in the second group in values of distal motor latency of
the median nerve before and after physiotherapy (p =
0.237) as well as in the values of motor conduction velocity of the median nerve (p = 0.296). In the third group
there is a statistically signifi cant difference in the values
of distal motor latency of the median nerve before and
after surgical decompression (0.0001) as well as motor
conduction velocity of the median nerve before and after surgical decompression (p = 0.003).
Conclusion: Surgical decompression has been shown
to be superior to carpal tunnel syndrome treatment than
physiotherapy.
Ključne riječi
carpal tunnel syndrome, distal motor latency n. median, physiotherapy, surgical decompression
Hrčak ID:
200455
URI
Datum izdavanja:
23.5.2018.
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