USE OF MOTOR-NERVE CONDUCTION TESTING AND VIBRATION SENSITIVITY TESTING AS SCREENING TOOLS FOR CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROME IN INDUSTRY

被引：20

作者：

GRANT, KA ^{[1
]}

CONGLETON, JJ ^{[1
]}

KOPPA, RJ ^{[1
]}

LESSARD, CS ^{[1
]}

HUCHINGSON, RD ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV SYST,DEPT IND ENGN,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843

来源：

JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME | 1992年 / 17A卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1016/0363-5023(92)90116-7

中图分类号：

R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学（修复外科学）];

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摘要：

Increased attention to carpal tunnel syndrome in industry has resulted in the development of several proposed screening tests. This investigation evaluated the use of two portable devices for measuring motor nerve conduction time and tactile sensitivity to 120 Hz vibration in a field setting. Forty-seven control participants, 63 manufacturing plant workers with and without symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, and 22 patients with physician-diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome were tested with the NervePace electroneurometer and the Vibration II vibration threshold measurement device. Nerve conduction time differed significantly between the controls, the asymptomatic workers, and the participants with carpal tunnel syndrome or symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. The vibration threshold was higher in the carpal tunnel syndrome group than in the other groups; however, further examination of the data revealed no differences in threshold unless nerve conduction time exceeded the control mean by at least three standard deviations. The false-negative rates associated with the tests limit their usefulness in screening for carpal tunnel syndrome.

引用

页码：71 / 76

页数：6

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