A comparison between clinical results and electromyographic analysis aftermedian or ulnar nerve injuries in children's wrists

The purpose of this study was to analyze the results of median or ulnar ner ve transections to the wrist in 14 children between 1994 and 1999. On susta ining their injury, all patients underwent treatment at the University Hosp ital of Nancy. They were all seen afterward for clinical and electromyograp hic evaluations. The clinical examination was mainly to judge the quality o f sensory recovery, using the Weber and Dellon tests, as well as motor reco very. Electromyographic examination of the motor and sensory tissues was ca rried out systematically on each patient. The analysis of these results hig hlights discordance between the quality of the clinical results and nerve r egrowth identified via electromyography, Good nerve regrowth does not neces sarily mean a good sensory recovery.