Tinel's sign in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.
A positive Tinel's sign was found in 63% of patients with electrophysiologically proved carpal tunnel syndrome. However, Tinel's sign was also positive in 45% of control patients. It is therefore concluded that the sign is of no diagnostic value in individual patients with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome.
Laboratoire d'Electromyographie, Paris, France.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction