Table 5 Mechanosensitivity of nerve trunks at baseline and at follow-up. Analysis by Wilcoxon signed-rank test of the relation between mechanosensitivity at the two occasions (for subjects examined twice)
| Â | Intervention subjects. N = 69 | Â | Control subjects. N = 28 | Â | ||||||
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Mechanosensitivity of nerve trunks | Number with mechanical allodynia at baseline | Number with mechanical allodynia at follow-up | P | Number with mechanical allodynia at baseline | Number with mechanical allodynia at follow-up | P | ||||
| Â | Mild | Moderate to severe | Mild | Moderate to severe | Â | Mild | Moderate to severe | Mild | Moderate to severe | Â |
Supraclavicular brachial plexus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
Clavicular brachial plexus | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.41 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.65 |
Infraclavicular brachial plexus | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0.05 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.004 |
Median nerve (elbow) | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.0003 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.002 |
Posterior interosseous nerve | 26 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0.0001 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.03 |
Ulnar nerve (sulcus) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
Median nerve (carpal tunnel) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |