The Tinel test for median nerve injury at the carpal tunnel

In a patient with the carpal tunnel syndrome, tapping over a compressed nerve at the wrist reproduces pain and paresthesia, proximal or distal to the site of compression.

Reproduced with permission from Sheon RP, Moskowitz RW, Goldberg VM. Soft Tissue Rheumatic Pain: Recognition, Management, Prevention, 3rd ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore 1996.

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