Table 1.

The number of sites tested with 10-gram monofilament in various studies.

Author (s)	Number of Sites tested/recommended	No. of sites insensitive to represent PN
Holewski, Stess et al (1988)	6	3/6
Kumar, Fernando et al (1991)	1	1
Rith-Najarian, Stolusky et al (1992)	8	1 but retested twice
McNeely, Boyko et al (1995)	9	1/9
Dorgan, Birke et al (1995)	5	Not stated
Litzelman, Marriott et al (1997)	3	1
Frykberg, Lavery et al (1998)	3	2/3
Boyko, Ahroni et al (1999)	9	1/9
International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (1999)	3	2/3 retested twice
Pham, Armstrong et al (2000)	1	1

PN = peripheral neuropathy