Normative values and factors affecting saphenous nerve responses in a south Asian population: a cross-sectional neurophysiological study at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The saphenous nerve, a sensory branch of the femoral nerve, is not commonly included in routine lower extremity nerve conduction studies due to a high frequency of non-recordable responses in healthy subjects. However, saphenous nerve conduction studies are sometimes utilized for the diagnostic assessment of isolated lumbosacral plexus, femoral, or saphenous mononeuropathies. Our study aims to determine normative saphenous nerve response values in a healthy Pakistani population and to investigate their associations with patient body mass index, age, and gender.

Methods

This cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken over a 3‑month period (May to July 2021) at a neurophysiology department of a tertiary care center in Pakistan. Healthy subjects underwent neuro

SUBMITTER: Hameed S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515483 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature