Barrón HE, Albarrán GU, Chiw GLE

Language: Spanish
References: 21
Page: 73-77
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ABSTRACT

Objective: To know if ankle fractures induce electrophysiologic changes on the tibial nerve. Methods: Observational study, comparative transversal, on 36 patients, both sexes, range 21 to 49 years, with unilateral ankle fracture. Sensory (Pure orthodromic and compound techniques) and motor conduction of tibial nerve were performed on the involved ankle (fractured) and uninvolved (healthy) ankle. Sensory and motor amplitudes, latencies and conduction velocities were measured. We used Joel Delisa values as normal parameters values. Differences in all electrophysiological data between fractured and healthy ankle were analyzed by T test and central tendency measures. Results: The mean values obtained in all conduction nerve parameters in the fractured and healthy ankles were normal. We found a significant statistical difference (p ‹ 0.05) in the sensory conduction nerve velocity (pure technique), sensory amplitude (compound technique), motor latency and amplitude. The mean values of sensory latency (compound technique) and the motor nerve conduction velocity in fractured and healthy ankle were normal and did not show a significant statistical difference (p › 0.05). Conclusions: The mean values obtained in the fractured and healthy ankles in all the tibial nerve conduction parameters were normal.

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