Seror P
Laboratoire d'Electromyographie, Paris, France.
J Hand Surg Br. 1987 Oct;12(3):364-5. doi: 10.1016/0266-7681_87_90190-2.
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.