BioMed Research International

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The Thermal Sensitivity Test in Evaluating Outcome after Peripheral Nerve Injury

Table 7

Comparison between primary and secondary repairs.
 Static 2-point discrimination testMRC power grading Rosén and Lundborg
Primary repair median nerve ()>16 mm = 10
11–15 mm = 2
6–10 mm = 2
<6 mm = 4		M0–M2 = 2
M3 = 2
M4 = 2
M5 = 10		Mean: 1.61 (53.69%)
SD: 0.72
Primary repair ulnar nerve ()>16 mm = 7
11–15 mm = 2
6–10 mm = 1
<6 mm = 3		M0–M2 = 9
M3 = 1
M4 = 2
M5 = 1		Mean: 1.3 (43.38%)
SD: 0.78
Secondary repair median nerve ()>16 mm = 8
11–15 mm = 1
6–10 mm = 1
<6 mm = 2		M0–M2 = 1
M3 = 2
M4 = 0
M5 = 8		Mean: 1.08 (36.17%)
SD: 0.77
Secondary repair ulnar nerve ()>16 mm = 9
11–15 mm = 3
6–10 mm = 1
<6 mm = 1		M0–M2 = 10
M3 = 2
M4 = 2
M5 = 0		Mean: 1,17 (29.04%)
SD: 0.51
The table shows the number of patients with a given functional score. The Rosén and Lundborg total score is given in original scores 0–3 with a percentage of the total score given in brackets.