Normative Reference Values for Nerve Conduction Studies of Lower Limb Nerves Among Young Healthy Individuals.

Background: In this study we have tried to derive normative reference values for commonly tested motor and sensory nerve conduction studies of right and left side lower limb nerves in 86 healthy individuals of Bhavnagar city of Gujarat, India. Material and method: the study was done on total of 86 apparently young healthy males and females aged between 18 to 36 years. Nerve conduction studies of Tibial, common Peroneal, Superficial Peroneal, Sural nerves and F wave study for Tibial and Peroneal nerves for both sides of limbs were done. All data were recorded and statistically analysed. Result: From this study we have derived Normative reference values for lower limb nerves. Nerve conduction velocity values for Tibial nerve 46.64±4.45 m/s, Common Peroneal nerve 47.61±3.98 m/s, Superficial Peroneal nerve 51.91±7.36 m/s, Sural nerve 59.74±2.66 m/s. F min. Latency for the Tibial nerve 46.62±2.50 ms and the peroneal nerve 45.29±1.30 ms, F mean latency for Tibial 50.61±1.38 ms and Peroneal nerve 49.82±0.65 ms. Conclusion: The present study derived normative reference data for the Nerve conduction Study of commonly performed nerves of the lower limbs like the Tibial nerve, Common Peroneal nerve, Superficial peroneal nerve, and Sural nerve in the population of Bhavnagar district. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]