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Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Identification of cervical radiculopathies: optimizing the electromyographic screen.
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2001 Februrary
OBJECTIVE: To determine the optimal electromyography screening examination of the upper limb that ensures detection of those cervical radiculopathies, which can be electrodiagnostically confirmed, yet minimizes the number of muscles studied.
DESIGN: A prospective multicenter study was conducted from May 1996 to September 1997 at five institutions. Patients who were referred to participating electrodiagnostic laboratories with suspected cervical radiculopathy were recruited. A standard set of muscles were examined by needle electromyography. Patients with electrodiagnostically confirmed cervical radiculopathies, based on electromyography findings, were selected for analysis. Muscle screens were tested against this group to determine whether the screen identified the patients with radiculopathy.
RESULTS: There were 101 patients with cervical radiculopathies representing all cervical root levels. When paraspinal muscles were one of the screening muscles, five muscle screens identified 90% to 98% of radiculopathies, six muscle screens identified 94% to 99%, and seven muscle screens identified 96% to 100%. When paraspinal muscles were not part of the screen, eight distal limb muscles recognized 92% to 95% of radiculopathies.
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that six muscle screens including paraspinal muscles yielded consistently high identification rates. Studying additional muscles led to marginal increases in identification.
DESIGN: A prospective multicenter study was conducted from May 1996 to September 1997 at five institutions. Patients who were referred to participating electrodiagnostic laboratories with suspected cervical radiculopathy were recruited. A standard set of muscles were examined by needle electromyography. Patients with electrodiagnostically confirmed cervical radiculopathies, based on electromyography findings, were selected for analysis. Muscle screens were tested against this group to determine whether the screen identified the patients with radiculopathy.
RESULTS: There were 101 patients with cervical radiculopathies representing all cervical root levels. When paraspinal muscles were one of the screening muscles, five muscle screens identified 90% to 98% of radiculopathies, six muscle screens identified 94% to 99%, and seven muscle screens identified 96% to 100%. When paraspinal muscles were not part of the screen, eight distal limb muscles recognized 92% to 95% of radiculopathies.
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that six muscle screens including paraspinal muscles yielded consistently high identification rates. Studying additional muscles led to marginal increases in identification.
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