Clinical correlation between degenerative spine disease and dermatomal somatosensory-evoked potentials in humans

Jeffrey H. Owen; Anne M. Padberg; Leslie Spahr-Holland; Keith H. Bridwell; Lewis Keppler; Arthur D. Steffee

doi:10.1097/00007632-199106001-00005

Clinical correlation between degenerative spine disease and dermatomal somatosensory-evoked potentials in humans

Jeffrey H. Owen, Anne M. Padberg, Leslie Spahr-Holland, Keith H. Bridwell, Lewis Keppler, Arthur D. Steffee

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The relationship between clinical status and preoperative and intraoperative dermatomal somatosensory-evoked potentials was investigated as a function of test site. Results indicated that the specificity and sensitivity of dermatomal somatosensory-evoked potentials varied with level of involvement: L5 demonstrated greatest agreement with equal correlation at L3, L4, and S1. Variables that influenced correlation included history of pre-vious surgeries, type of anesthetic used, interpretation criteria, and whether the patient was awake or asleep. It was concluded that dermatomal somatosensory-evoked potentials can provide the surgeon with diagnostic and intraoperative information regarding the functional integrity of single nerve root function.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S201-S205
Journal	Spine
Volume	16
Issue number	6S
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199106001-00005
State	Published - Jun 1991

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Dermatomal somatosensory-evoked potentials
Nerve root function

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