As more and more patients receive  minimally invasive surgical techniques it is more and more important to find effective methods for monitoring the location of nerves during surgery to avoid damage to them.

Now, a new a study by Henry Ford Hospital researchers suggest that Mechanomyography (MMG) can accurately detect and avoid nerves during surgery.

MMG systems measure the mechanical response of muscle following nerve stimulation, compared to traditional techniques that monitor the electrical response of muscles using electromyography (EMG).

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