Does the presence of the palmaris longus tendon influence median nerve function?
| Autor: | Teresa Spiegelberg, Robert A. Werner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Physiology Neural Conduction Wrist Tendons Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Primary outcome Muscle nerve Physiology (medical) Humans Medicine Carpal tunnel syndrome Palmaris longus tendon Ulnar Nerve Carpal Joints business.industry Anatomy musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Median nerve Median Nerve Tendon Surgery body regions Cross-Sectional Studies medicine.anatomical_structure Neurology (clinical) business Sensory nerve |
| Zdroj: | Muscle & Nerve. 45:895-896 |
| ISSN: | 0148-639X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/mus.23323 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The objective of this study was to determine if the presence or absence of a palmaris longis tendon influenced the function of the median nerve across the wrist. The primary hypothesis was that the presence of a palmaris longus tendon would be associated with more median nerve entrapment at the wrist. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Subjects were recruited at a screening of dental professionals. The median and ulnar sensory nerve latencies across the wrist (relative prolongation of the median compared with the ulnar) and the presence or absence of the palmaris longus tendon were the primary outcome measures. Results: A total of 462 subjects were recruited into the study of which 16.2% lacked a palmaris longus tendon. There was no difference in the median nerve function or the percentage with a 0.5 ms prolongation of the median sensory latency when comparing subjects with and without a palmaris longus tendon. Conclusions: The presence of a palmaris longus tendon does not influence the median nerve function across the wrist. Muscle Nerve 45: 895–896, 2012 |
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