Clinical use of vibratory stimuli to evaluate peripheral nerve injury and compression neuropathy.

摘要: The classical approach to evaluating the hand with impaired sensibility is unsatisfactory and frequently incorrect. Since perception of vibratory stimuli mediated through same neural pathways as moving touch, we investigated clinical use tuning fork in 101 patients peripheral nerve injury compression neuropathy. In potential lacerations, preoperative evaluations accurately predicted intraoperative findings: diminished correlated a conduction block, due usually complete division. Furthermore, this study suggests that may be earliest indication for surgical intervention acute compartment syndrome. We concluded evaluate neuropathy valid, reliable, expeditious, test high patient acceptability.