Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2011, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (13): 2438-2441.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2011.13.037

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Clinical values of electromyogram in evaluating lumbar disc herniation

Gao Qing, Fang Shi-yuan   

  1. First Department of Orthopedics, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei  230001, Anhui Province, China
  • Received:2010-11-17 Revised:2011-01-22 Online:2011-03-26 Published:2013-10-23
  • Contact: Fang Shi-yuan, Chief physician, Master’s supervisor, First Department of Orthopedics, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, Anhui Province, China Fangshiyuan2008@126.com
  • About author:Gao Qing★, Studying for master’s degree, First Department of Orthopedics, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, Anhui Province, China gaoqing390559069@163.com

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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Electromyogram (EMG) provides an objective appreciation in diagnosis, treatment selection and evaluation of curative effect for patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH), and has an objective, accurate and quantitative role in assessment of recovery in nerve lesions。
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the roles of EMG in diagnosis, and evaluation of curative effect for patients with LDH.
METHODS: A compute-based online search of Pubmed database (1990-01/2010-10) and CNKI (1998-01/2010-10) was performed with key words “LDH, sEMG, EMG, lumbar disc herniation” in English and “LDH, electromyography” in Chinese. The articles about LDH and EMG were included. Repeated studies were excluded.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 34 literatures were included and analyzed the roles of EMG in diagnosis, and evaluation of curative effect for patients with LDH. Routine EMG has objective effects on diagnosis, evaluation of curative effect and selection of treatment methods, and surface EMG also plays similar roles. But surface EMG is easily interfered. Therefore, extensive clinical application of surface EMG requires further investigation.

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