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Quantitative comparison of motor unit potential parameters between monopolar and concentric needles
Author(s) -
Chan Rai Chi,
Hsu Tao Chang
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.880141015
Subject(s) - concentric , motor unit , electrodiagnosis , biomedical engineering , electromyography , amplitude , electrophysiology , mathematics , physics , anatomy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , neuroscience , psychology , optics , cardiology , geometry
This study quantitatively compared the simultaneous recording of the “same” motor unit potentials recorded by closely positioned concentric and monopolar needles. The motor unit potentials from the anterior tibialis of 12 young subjects were analyzed independently by both needles being connected to 2 sets of EMG‐computer combinations. Recordings of the same motor unit potentials were confirmed by triggering and averaging of the 2 sets of motor unit potentials with identical firing patterns on both EMG screens. Automatic analysis disclosed the monopolar recordings had a significantly higher mean amplitude (2.05 times), larger surface area (2.64 times), and longer duration (1.86 times) than the concentric recordings, while the mean number of phases (1.58 times) and turns (1.35 times) revealed no statistical differences. Both active recording and reference electrodes contributed to these differences.