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  • Title: Quantitative comparison of motor unit potential parameters between monopolar and concentric needles.
    Author: Chan RC, Hsu TC.
    Journal: Muscle Nerve; 1991 Oct; 14(10):1028-32. PubMed ID: 1944402.
    Abstract:
    This study quantitatively compared the simultaneous recording of the "same" motor unit potentials recorded by closely positioned concentric and monopolar needles. The motor unit potentials from the anterior tibialis of 12 young subjects were analyzed independently by both needles being connected to 2 sets of EMG-computer combinations. Recordings of the same motor unit potentials were confirmed by triggering and averaging of the 2 sets of motor unit potentials with identical firing patterns on both EMG screens. Automatic analysis disclosed the monopolar recordings had a significantly higher mean amplitude (2.05 times), larger surface area (2.64 times), and longer duration (1.86 times) than the concentric recordings, while the mean number of phases (1.58 times) and turns (1.35 times) revealed no statistical differences. Both active recording and reference electrodes contributed to these differences.
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