TY - JOUR JF - RJMS JO - RJMS VL - 11 IS - 40 PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/9/01 TI - Comparison of Relationship Between the Results of Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test and Nerve Conduction Studies in Patients Suffering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome TT - بررسی ارتباط نتایج آزمون مونوفیلامنت‌های سمز ـ وین‌شتاین و مطالعات هدایت عصبی در زنان مبتلا به سندرم تونل کارپ N2 - Carpal tunnel syndrome(CTS) is the most common compression neuropathy. There are many methods for evaluation of CTS. Nerve conduction study(NCS) and Semmes-Weinstein monofilament(SWMs) test are sensitive tests for CTS evaluation, but the correlation between two methods has not been evaluated. The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between the results of SWMs test and NCS on women with CTS. Samples were 56 hands in 33 women with CTS at age of 20-73 years. SWMs test and measurement of secondary variables was done by an occupational therapist and NCS by a physiatrist. Our research method was analytical nonintervention. Variables were: age, BMI, hand length, hand width, length of distal phalanx of thumb, index and middle fingers, distal sensory latency, distal motor latency, sensory and motor amplitude, nerve conduction velocity(NCV), Semmes-Weinstein monofilament and the results of three fingers severity. Data were analyzed by simple regression test and one-way variance analysis. There was a significant relationship between results of SWMs test and NCV(P=0.0002), distal sensory latency(DSL)(P SP - 213 EP - 220 AU - Raji, P AU - Ebrahimi Takamjani, E AU - Foroogh, B AU - Lajevardi, L AU - Azad, A AD - KW - Key Words: 1) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome(CTS) UR - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-6-en.html ER -