Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 140-143 , January 2004

Clinical examination versus routine and paraspinal electromyographic studies in predicting the site of lesion in brachial plexus injury 1

  • G Balakrishnan, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Research and Rehabilitation of the Hand and Department of Plastic Surgery, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: G. Balakrishnan, MS, 83, Mayor Ramanathan Rd, Chetpet, Chennai-600031, India
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  • Bharath K Kadadi, MS

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Research and Rehabilitation of the Hand and Department of Plastic Surgery, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India

Received 25 March 2003 ,Revised 6 August 2003 ,Accepted 6 August 2003.

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    D’Aubigné Chart.

    D’Aubigné Chart.

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    Isoelectric line. The tracing of the paraspinal EMG, which is called electrical silence or the isoelectric line, indicates that the posterior spinal nerve supplying the paraspinal muscles is intact, i

    Isoelectric line. The tracing of the paraspinal EMG, which is called electrical silence or the isoelectric line, indicates that the posterior spinal nerve supplying the paraspinal muscles is intact, implying that the root is not avulsed.

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    Fibrillation potentials. The paraspinal EMG tracing shows the fibrillation potentials that indicate that the posterior spinal nerve supplying the paraspinal muscles is not intact, implying that the ro

    Fibrillation potentials. The paraspinal EMG tracing shows the fibrillation potentials that indicate that the posterior spinal nerve supplying the paraspinal muscles is not intact, implying that the root is avulsed.

PII: S0363-5023(03)00423-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2003.08.004

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 140-143 , January 2004

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