A comparison of H-reflex in the triceps surae muscle group in patients with S1 radiculopathy |
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| Authors: | Mohammad Reza Emad Hadi Momeninejad Babak Pourabbas Tahvildari |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shahid Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran;2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chamran Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Abstract: | Despite differences in the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the medial gastrocnemius (MG), lateral gastrocnemius (LG), and soleus (Sol) muscles, it is common practice to investigate them as single triceps surae H-reflex recordings. The aim of this study was to compare the latencies of H-reflex recordings from the Sol, MG, and LG in patients with explicit magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of unilateral S1 radiculopathy and also compare their diagnostic yield in varied clinical characteristics (i.e., symptom duration and severity of involvement). We found a significant difference between H-reflex latencies of Sol and the two others (p?
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| Keywords: | Electrodiagnosis H-reflex low back pain neural conduction radiculopathy sciatica |
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