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Table 2 Comparison of results of physical examinations and NCS between hands with CTS and healthy hands

From: Ratio and difference of the cross-sectional area of median nerve to ulnar nerve in diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome: a case control study

 

CTS hands

(n = 56)

Healthy hands

(n = 59)

P value*

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Monofilament sensory test

32.2 (2.7)

33.4 (1.7)

0.048

Grasp power (lb)

49.6 (19.7)

52.6 (16.3)

0.31

SNCV of median nerve (m/sec)

38.3 (9.1)

52.2 (6.5)

< 0.0001

Distal sensory latency of median nerve (ms)

3.9 (0.9)

2.7 (0.3)

< 0.0001

Distal motor latency of median nerve (ms)

4.9 (1.3)

3.5 (0.3)

< 0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: CTS carpal tunnel syndrome, NCS nerve conduction study, lb. pound, SNCV sensory nerve conduction velocity, m/sec meter per second, ms milliseconds
  2. *: comparison of differences between groups after adjusting for age, gender and body mass index (generalized estimating equation)
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BMC Medical Imaging

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