title: Phalen's test in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: The wrist flexion test of Phalen has been studied in 127 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and 20 control subjects, all of whom also had nerve conduction studies. There was a statistically significant relationship between the severity of electrical changes and the probability of a positive Phalen's test. However 34% of patients had a negative test and 20% of control subjects a positive one.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Electromyographie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Seror
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction