Peripheral Nerve Lesions of the Upper Limb (Differencial Diagnosis from the Cervical Osteochondrosis)

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Fifty-three patients with the radiculopathy of the cervical osteochondrosis have been checked up in our clinic.Sensory disturbance in the upper limb was noticed in twentysix of the patients and was divided into five types, which were the type of similar to the ulnar nerve, medial nerve, radial nerve, axillar nerve and brachial plexus lesions.The purpose of this paper is to describe the essential points of differencial diagnosis between the cervical osteochondrosis and the peripheral nerve lesions.The peripheral nerve lesion of the upper limb, which is sometimes confused with the cervical osteochondrosis in mild case, is not so difficult to diagnosis by having a familiarity with the diseases. Tests of inducing the symptoms is often necessary if the patients complain of a numb-feeling in the affected region. And nerve conduction test is useful to determine the site of an imcomplete lesion.
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