| Neurophysiologic Parameters |
Patients |
Controls |
P |
| N |
m ± sd |
N |
m ± sd |
| Sensory Nerve Conduction |
| Superficial fibular |
|
|
|
|
|
| Latency (ms) |
58 |
2.68 ± 1.51 |
141 |
2.71 ± 0.45 |
0.877 |
| Amplitude (μV) |
58 |
12.00 ± 5.07 |
141 |
11.59 ± 6.65 |
0.679 |
| Conduction velocity (m/s) |
58 |
48.02 ± 5.73 |
141 |
45.72 ± 4.13 |
0.007 |
| Sural |
|
|
|
|
|
| Latency (ms) |
21 |
2.93 ± 0.58 |
121 |
3.29 ± 0.56 |
0.009 |
| Amplitude (μV) |
21 |
12.41 ± 3.11 |
121 |
11.91 ± 6.08 |
0.575 |
| Conduction velocity (m/s) |
21 |
48.47 ± 4.66 |
121 |
45.81 ± 3.90 |
0.006 |
| Motor Nerve Conduction |
| Deep fibular |
|
|
|
|
|
| Distal latency (ms) |
52 |
4.07 ± 1.10 |
150 |
3.93 ± 0.73 |
0.402 |
| Distal amplitude (mV) |
52 |
4.05 ± 1.90 |
150 |
4.34 ± 2.08 |
0.364 |
| Proximal amplitude (mV) |
52 |
3.56 ± 1.77 |
150 |
3.92 ± 1.94 |
0.238 |
| Conduction velocity (m/s) |
52 |
47.87 ± 6.28 |
150 |
46.40 ± 4.08 |
0.122 |
| Tibial |
|
|
|
|
|
| Distal latency (ms) |
53 |
3.92 ± 0.80 |
150 |
3.96 ± 0.71 |
0.728 |
| Distal amplitude (mV) |
53 |
8.88 ± 4.22 |
150 |
10.03 ± 3.69 |
0.063 |
|
