Diagnosis and Treatment of Supinator Syndrome:11 Cases Report / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@#Objective To explore the diagnosis and treatment of supinator syndrome.Methods 11 patients with supinator syndrome definitely diagnosed were treated with conservation treatment, 4 ineffective cases with conservation treatment were treated with operation. The following-up was performed for 6～12 months to evaluate the therapeutic effect.Results Among the total 7 patients received conservation treatment, 5 cases recovered completely, the other 2 cases recovered partially; among the total 4 patients who received operations, 3 cases recovered completely, and the other one recovered partially.Conclusion At present, supinator syndrome can be diagnosed definitely according to the clinical symptom, and the examination with electromyogram is beneficial to diagnose this disease, but it has not specificity. Most patients of supinator syndrome often get satisfactory effects after conservation treatment, and the ones who are failed can get the improvement from surgical treatment timely.