@article{2311,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Female, Foot, Hand, Humans, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Nylons, Observer Variation, Occupations, Regression Analysis, Sensory Thresholds, Thailand, Ulcer},
  author = {Birke J A and Brandsma W and Schreuders T A and Piefer A},
  title = {Sensory testing with monofilaments in Hansen's disease and normal control subjects.},
  abstract = {<p>Sensory testing with Semmes-Weinstein filaments was conducted on: 112 normal subjects to determine the effects of age, gender and occupation on threshold perception, 27 Hansen's disease (HD) patients to determine inter-observer and intra-observer reliability of testing, and 101 patients with HD and a history of hand and/or foot ulceration to identify thresholds for injury risk. Filament thresholds were found related to age (p < 0.002) and occupation (p < 0.001) but not gender (p > 0.1). Inter-observer and intra-observer reliability was found to be high (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.88-0.93). The 4.93 (7.0-7.7 g) filament had 97% sensitivity and 100% specificity for identifying a history of foot injuries, and the 4.17 (1.2-1.6 g) filament had 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity for identifying hand injuries.</p>},
  year = {2000},
  journal = {International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association},
  volume = {68},
  pages = {291-8},
  month = {2000 Sep},
  issn = {0148-916X},
  url = {http://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v68n3a07.pdf},
  language = {eng},
}