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Frequency of radiculopathies in motor vehicle accidents

✍ Scribed by Randall L. Braddom; Lawrence Spitz; Michael H. Rivner

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
57 KB
Volume
39
Category
Article
ISSN
0148-639X

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

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. Muscle Nerve, 2009

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