The active von Frey filament test: A new technique to evaluate hand tactile sensation in continuous variable units
- Title
- The active von Frey filament test: A new technique to evaluate hand tactile sensation in continuous variable units
- Author
- 최영진
- Keywords
- D’Arsonval movement; Sensory test; Objective; Semi-automated; von Frey filament test; Mouvement d’Arsonval; Test sensoriel; Objectif; Semi-automatisé; Test au filament von Frey
- Issue Date
- 2022-02
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER
- Citation
- HAND SURGERY & REHABILITATION, v. 41, NO 1, Page. 85-89
- Abstract
- The von Frey filament test (vF) is a mainstay of clinical examination. However, its results can be affected
by touch speed and other potentially confounding factors. Moreover, the differences between two
adjacent filament levels are too large to detect subtle changes. Active vF (AvF) was developed to induce
in-depth sensory change. The present study hypothesized that AvF produces different patterns of
fingertip sensation; consequently, it could be used as a new assessment tool for neural impairment. The
aim of the study was to provide preliminary normative comparative vF and AvF data. This study
prospectively examined 32 healthy participants, using AvF and vF. The index and the fifth finger volar
pad were examined using AvF and vF, without visual stimulation. The correlation between AvF and vF
measurements was evaluated. In addition, differences according to innervation zone, right versus left
hand, and gender, and the correlation between AvF values and subjects’ age were analyzed. Mean AvF
value was significantly higher and had greater variance than vF (111.3 46.9 vs. 24.1 9.8; P < 0.01).
The Spearman correlation coefficient between AvF and vF was 0.341. Values were similar in the index and
fifth fingers and right and left hands. However, values were significantly different between women and men.
The correlation between age and AvF values was 0.259. AvF provided more precise values, with continuous
units for tactile sensation, excluding tester-dependent factors. Furthermore, AvF and vF values may not be
correlated.
- URI
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468122921006265https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/171061
- ISSN
- 2468-1229
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.hansur.2021.11.003
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- COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES[E](공학대학) > ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING(전자공학부) > Articles
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