Inter-rater Reliability of Needle Electromyographic Findings in Patients with Sciatica
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Electrodiagnostic (EDX) testing, consisting of needle electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies, is used to evaluate the integrity of the neuromuscular system, including upper and lower motor neurons, the neuromuscular junction, and skeletal muscle [1-5]. Conducted as an extension of the clinical examination, EDX testing is the primary method used to objectively measure and document pathological changes or injury to the neuromuscular system, including proximally located spinal nerve roots [2-5]. Clinicians employ EDX testing to evaluate patients with sciatica [2-4,6] with particular emphasis on the results of the needle EMG examination which has high diagnostic specificity in these patients [2,4,5,7].
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