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Interpretation of Electrodiagnostic Studies: How to Apply It to the Practice of Orthopaedic Surgery
Christopher J Dy1, Berdale S Colorado, Andrew J Landau
1From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (Dy, Colorado, Landau, and Brogan), the Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (Dy), and the Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (Colorado).
Abstract:
Electrodiagnostic studies may help orthopaedic surgeons to identify and confirm nerve pathology, determine severity of disease, localize the lesion, identify concomitant or alternative pathology, and prognosticate potential outcomes with nonoperative or operative treatment. Surgeons should recognize the indications for electrodiagnostic studies, principles of their performance, and how to assess the primary data generated by the examination and how it can inform their treatment plans.

