Liverpool carpal tunnel scoring system to predict nerve conduction study results:A prospective correlation study  

作　　者：Yuen Chan Veenesh Selvaratnam Tharjan Manickavasagar Vishwanath Shetty Vishal Sahni 

机构地区：[1]Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics,Mersey Deanery,Prescot L355DR,Merseyside,United Kingdom [2]Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics,Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,Manchester M139WL,United Kingdom [3]Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics,Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust,Southport L392AZ,United Kingdom

出　　处：《World Journal of Orthopedics》2022年第2期171-177,共7页世界骨科杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Carpal tunnel syndrome(CTS)is one of the most common peripheral nerve compressive neuropathies.The clinical symptoms and physical examinations of CTS are widely recognised,however,there is still debate around what is the best approach for assessment of CTS.Clinical assessment is still considered the gold standard,however,controversies do exist regarding the need for investigations such nerve conduction studies(NCS)to aid with management decisions.AIM To correlate the severity of NCS results to a scoring system which included symptoms,signs and risk factors.METHODS This was a prospective correlation study.We scored patients’signs and symptoms using our CTS scoring system.This was then correlated with the findings of the NCS.The scoring system included-four symptoms(2 Katz hand diagrams–one for tingling and one for numbness;nocturnal paresthesia and bilateral symptoms)and four clinical signs(weak thumb abduction test;Tinel’s sign;Phalen sign and hypoalgesia in median nerve territory)and two risk factors(age more than 40 years and female sex).We classified the NCS results to normal,mild,moderate and severe.RESULTS There were 61 scores in 59 patients.The mean scores for the categories were as follows:6.75 for normal NCS;5.50 for mild NCS;9.17 for moderate NCS and 9 for severe NCS.All scores of 8 or more matched with NCS results of moderate and severe intensity apart from three scores which were greater than seven that had normal NCS.Eta score was 0.822 for the CTS score being the dependent value and the NCS category being the independent variable showing a strong association between the scoring system and the NCS group.CONCLUSION We feel that this simple scoring system can be used to predict and correlate the severity of NCS in patients with CTS.

关 键 词：Carpal tunnel syndrome NERVE Compression neuropathy Median nerve SCORING 

分 类 号：R688[医药卫生—骨科学]