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R Amirfeyz1, C Gozzard, I J Leslie.
Abstract
The Hand Elevation test is a new provocative test for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. We have investigated the sensitivity and specificity of this test in 48 patients with a clinical diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome and compared it to Tinel's and Phalen's tests. The Hand Elevation test was found to be 88% sensitive and 98% specific. This test is a simple, reproducible provocative test which is easily employed in conjunction with other known tests to assist in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 15951075 DOI： 10.1016/j.jhsb.2005.04.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hand Surg Br ISSN： 0266-7681