Research Article

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Calcium Deposit in the Surgically Transacted Transverse Carpal Ligament

Table 3

RSD values for the precision of ICP-MS during the determination of Ca, Cd, and Pb in the lowest standard solution (10 mM, 10 μM, and 10 μM, respectively (n = 3 samples)).

Ca
DayMeasured concentration (mM)RSD value (%)
RepeatabilityIntermediate precision

First10.3 ± 0.040.4
Fourth9.35 ± 0.020.21.3
Sixth10.6 ± 0.010.090

Cd
DayMeasured concentration (μM)RSD value (%)
RepeatabilityIntermediate precision

First9.40 ± 0.050.5
Fourth9.89 ± 0.080.81.0
Sixth9.93 ± 0.030.3

Pb
DayMeasured concentration (μM)RSD value (%)
RepeatabilityIntermediate precision

First10.1 ± 0.010.1
Fourth9.94 ± 0.040.40.4
Sixth10.2 ± 0.010.1