Author/Authors :
Adley Lima Cunha, Thúlio Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil , Mendes de Oliveira Filho, Osvaldo Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brazil , Barbosa Ribeiro, Marcelo Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brazil
Abstract :
Objective: To compare the classification of CTS by the Phalen test
with electromyography. Methods: Cross-sectional observational
study. Patients at orthopedic outpatient clinic with carpal tunnel
syndrome were evaluated by the Phalen test and compared with
the result of the electroneuromyography. Results: Sample of 33
patients, mostly women (87.9%). Most patients were already diag-
nosed with severe CTS by ENMG. The results of the Phalen test and
the electromyography were equal in 26 of the 33 patients (78.8%).
Conclusion: The Phalen test showed its applicability, since it had
results similar to those of ENMG in most cases, especially in the most
severe ones. The exam studied is a possible tool for the classification
and recommendation of surgical treatment. Level of evidence IV,
Retrospective observational study.
