Introduction/Aims: MScanFit motor unit number estimation (MUNE) is a promising method for motor unit estimation and is reported to have good reliability in distal and small muscles. In this study, we investigated the reliability of MScanFit MUNE in a proximal forearm muscle, the flexor carpi ulnaris.Methods: Twenty healthy volunteers were included in this study, and 15 participants were re-evaluated in a second session. The ulnar nerve was stimulated at the elbow and a compound muscle action potential (CMAP) scan from the flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) muscle was recorded from each arm. CMAP, MUNE, and other motor unit parameters were obtained. Reproducibility was evaluated using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Results:The average MUNE from 40 FCU muscles was 90.9 (standard deviation: 16.4). MScanFit MUNE and CMAP were not significantly different between the dominant and non-dominant sides. The ICC indicated good reliability between sessions for each side (0.81 and 0.8, respectively). Discussion: Our results indicate that MScanFit MUNE is a feasible method with good reproducibility for MUNE of the FCU muscle.
Ulnar tuzak nöropatiler en sık dirsekte görülür. Ulnar sinir tuzaklanması en sık dirsekte görülmekle birlikte, farklı etiyolojiler ulnar nöropatilerin oluşumunda yer alır C5 ve T1 spinal sinirlerin anterior ramuslarından oluşan Brakiyal pleksus, üst ekstremite kaslarını inerve eder. Brakiyal pleksusun medial kordundan oluşan ulnar sinir, liflerini C8 ve T1 köklerinden alır. Ulnar nöropatilerin tanısı önemli ölçüde elektromyografi bulgularına dayanır. Ulnar tuzak nöropatiler sırayla dirsek, bilek ve elde görülür. Nadiren, aksilla seviyesinde bir lezyona bağlı olarak da hasarlanabilir. Burada omuz lezyonu sonrasında elin ulnar kısmında duyu ve motor kayıpla prezente olan nadir bir olguyu bildirdik. Bu olgunun bildirilme amacı, brakiyal pleksustan çıkan sinirlerin literatür bilgisi dışında izlenebilen hassasiyetine dikkat çekmekle beraber, periferik sinir hasarı bulgularıyla başvuran hastaların değerlendirilmesinde ayırıcı tanıları kapsayan detaylı anatomik yapı ve varyasyonlarına ait bilginin önemini hatırlatmaktır.
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