Strength Duration Curve
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The plotting of strength โ duration curves (SD Curve) , which indicate the strength of impulses of various durations required to produce contraction in a muscle , is the most satisfactory method at present available for the routine testing of electrical reaction in peripheral nerve lesions.Advantages of strength โ duration curves (SD Curve)
- It is simple and reliable.
- It indicate proportion of denervation.
- It help in diagnosis and prognosis>
Disadvantage of strength โ duration curves (SD Curve)
It does not indicate the site of nerve lesion
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