EMG

When recording a TOF from the posterior tibial nerve at the ankle, which muscle would be best to record the response?

The best muscles for L4-S1 pedicle screw stimulation would be the:

The best muscle to record S-EMG for an S2-S4 instrumentation procedure is the:

Which procedure may be done to reduce muscle spasticity?

Which muscle is innervated by L4-S1 nerve roots?

Which muscle is innervated by the C5 nerve root?

Which muscle is innervated by the C7 nerve root?

Which muscle is innervated by S2-S4 nerve roots?

When recording a TOF from the median nerve at the wrist, which muscle would be best to record the response?

If there is traction on neural tissues during a surgery, it will result in:

What is the nerve innervation of the peroneus longus muscle?

Stimulation of an L4 pedicle screw that has a lateral cortical bone breach will create a CMAP response in which muscle?

What is resected during a rhizotomy procedure?

When is a monopolar stimulator preferred over a bipolar stimulator

Which type of s-EMG activity correlates with nerve injury and postoperative deficit?

If you observe s-EMG activity in all channels, it is probably due to:

The pedicle screw stimulation probe should be plugged into which output of the stimulator box?

A very high threshold for all pedicle screws could be because of a:

The release of a tethered cord is performed by the identifying and sectioning of the:

Stimulation of dorsal rootlets for dorsal root rhizotomy is done with a stimulation frequency of:

Luque rods would best be used for:

Lower motor neurons exit the spinal cord through the:

The C8 nerve root exits the spinal cord at which level?

The tapered tip of the spinal cord is also known as the:

Many nerve roots that exit at the lower part of spinal cord are called:

The ulnar nerve root entry level is:

The median nerve root entry level is:

The posterior tibial nerve root entry level is:

Tibial and common peroneal nerves are braches of the:

The integrity of a peripheral nerve can be determined by:

What is the most appropriate drug to use at induction when monitoring s-EMG?

A train activity may be seen by:

A metal artifact is seen when:

What type of corrective force to the spinal column is applied when sublaminar wires are used?

The effects of a Harrington rod distraction on the spinal cord can be tested by a:

Which of the following is true for a possible nerve root injury when monitoring sEMG?

The recommended band-pass filter for EMG monitoring is:

EMG monitoring for the S1 nerve root will include:

A compression or sustained traction of a nerve will be present in s-EMG as:

The anterior horn cells are also called:

There are _ cervical , _ thoracic, __ lumbar, and _ sacral spinal nerves in the human body.

Foot drop is caused by an injury to the:

If 3 out of 4 twitches are present during TOF monitoring, what percentage of muscles are paralyzed?

Wrist drop is caused by an injury to the:

Radicular arteries can be compromised by:

the pudendal nerve arises from:

CMAP is a:

Bipolar nerve stimulation is MORE:

Monopolar nerve stimulation is LESS:

A lumbar pedicle screw with a cortical bone breach will have a threshold of: