Musculoskeletal Diseases carpal tunnel syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
single fiber EMG in CATS patients
single fiber EMG in healthy patients
Sponsors
cairo university
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: CTS patients with only sensory involvement proved by conventional nerve conduction studies
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: other neuromuscular disorders, proven clinically or electrodiagnostically e.g. cervical radiculopathy, polyneuropathy patients with systemic diseases which may be associated with neuropathy e.g. diabetes mellitus patients in whom EMG examination is contraindicated e.g. bleeding disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SFEMG may be useful tool in detecting the abnormalities affecting the motor branches to the APB which are missed by conventional nerve conduction techniques at the early and mild stages of carpal tunnel syndrome | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| establishing normative data values using concentric needle SFEMG for the APB, EDC and ADM muscles | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactSaly ElKholy
Faculty of medicine-Cairo university
Outcome results
None listed