FREQUENCY OF RADICULOPATHIES IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

被引：7

作者：

Braddom, Randall L. ^{[1
]}

Spitz, Lawrence ^{[2
]}

Rivner, Michael H. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103 USA

[2] Univ Penn, Sch Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

[3] Med Coll Georgia, Electrodiagnost Med Lab, Augusta, GA 30912 USA

来源：

MUSCLE & NERVE | 2009年 / 39卷 / 04期

关键词：

radiculopathy; cervical; lumbar; auto accidents; motor vehicle accidents;

D O I：

10.1002/mus.21276

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

This retrospective study compared the frequency of electrodiagnostically confirmed cervical and lumbar radiculopathies in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) population to that of a non-MVA population in 24,651 consecutive initial electrodiagnostic reports. The frequency of cervical radiculopathy was slightly but significantly increased in 8% of the MVA compared to 6% of the non-MVA patients. The frequency of plexopathy was significantly increased in the MVA (3%) compared to the non-MVA patients (2%). The frequency of lumbar radiculopathy was not significantly increased (12% for both groups). Nineteen percent of the MVA patients and 18% of the non-MVA patients had cervical and/or lumbar radiculopathy. This shows that the frequency of cervical and lumbar radiculopathies is low after MVAs. MVA appears to cause a small but significant increase in the frequency of cervical radiculopathy and plexopathy.

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