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Table 5 Percentage of affection of electrophysiological comparative tests in early CTS hands

From: The sensitivity of median versus ulnar palmar mixed nerve study in the early diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

Technique

Percentage of affection in each group

No. (%)

Abnormal cut-off

MSPL

Group1

<3.7

Group2

<3.6

Group3

<3.5

Group4

<3.4

Group5

<3.3

group6

<3.2

group7

<3.1

≥ 3.7

Hands

142

121

102

70

52

29

20

 

MVR

131 (92.9)

111 (91.7)

91 (89.2)

62 (88.6)

44 (84.6)

24 (82.8)

13 (65)

≥ 0.4

MVU

111 (78.2)

96 (79.3)

78 (76.5)

47 (67.1)

34 (65.4)

14 (48.3)

9 (45)

≥ 0.5

LM-IN

95 (67.4)

70 (57.8)

55 (53.9)

40 (57.1)

29 (55.7)

10 (34.5)

3 (15)

≥ 0.5

Mix M-U

121 (85.2)

108 (89.2)

87 (85.3)

59 (84.3)

41 (78.8)

19 (65.5)

11 (55)

≥ 0.4

  1. MSPL, median sensory peak latency; MVR, median versus ulnar sensory study; MVU, median versus ulnar sensory study; LM-IN, median versus ulnar lumbrical- interossei motor study; Mix M-U, median versus ulnar palmar mixed nerve study