Table 4. Ulnar nerve function-assessment with different scoring systems.
MRC Motor – Before (after surgery) | MRC Sensory | Birch | RIHM* | Rosen Score | |||||||||||
Case | Level | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N |
1 | Type I | + (−) | 0 (5) | 0 (4) | 0 (4) | 3 | |||||||||
2 | Type I | + (+) | 0 (4) | 0 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Type I | + (+) | 0 (3) | 0 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Type I | + (+) | 0 (5) | 0 (5) | 0 (4) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3+ | 3 | 0 | 49.48 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.38 |
5 | Type I | + (+) | 0 (5) | 0 (5) | 0 (4) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3+ | 3 | 71.76 | 55.76 | 0 | 0.78 | 0.33 |
6 | Type I | + (+) | 0 (5) | 0 (5) | 0 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 0.29 |
7 | Type I | + (+) | 0 (5) | 0 (5) | 0 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 | 0.26 |
8 | Type I | + (+) | 0 (4) | 3 (4) | 0 (3) | 3 | |||||||||
9 | Type II | + (+) | 2 (5) | 0 (4) | 5 | 4 | 3+ | 4 | 3 | 70.58 | 45.66 | 65.12 | 0.81 | 0.68 | |
10 | Type II | + (+) | 0 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.19 | |
11 | Type III | + (+) | 0 (3) | 4 | 3 | 2+ | 3+ | 3 | 15.19 | 17.40 | 0 | 0.71 | 0.36 | ||
12 | Type III | + (+) | 0 (3) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3+ | 3 | 26.14 | 35.39 | 6.59 | 0.68 | 0.48 | ||
13 | Type III | + (+) | 0 (0) | 3 | |||||||||||
14 | Type III | + (+) | 3 (3) | 3 | |||||||||||
15 | Type III | + (+) | 0 (4) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39.47 | 34.26 | 0 | 0.61 | 0.41 |
Column A = Froment's Sign, B = Flexor Carpi Ulnaris, C = Best of Flexor Digitorum Profundus III or IV, D = Abductor Digiti Quinti, E = Abduction Index finger – first dorsal interosseus muscle, F = Adduction Little finger – third palmar interosseus muscle, G = Little finger, H = Ulnar half of ring finger, I = Birch Score (Good = 3, Fair = 2), J = Abduction of index finger, K = Abduction of little finger, L = Adduction of little finger, M = Motor domain, N = Sensory domain.
Percentage of normal hand.