Diagnostic accuracy of the Hoffmann-Tinel sign for carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis with comparison of techniques
Oliver Simon Hill, Eun Young Jee · 2026
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Description
Oliver Simon Hill and Eun Young Jee review, in a set way, how well the Hoffmann-Tinel sign picks out carpal tunnel syndrome. Their 2026 meta-analysis also sets two ways to do the tapping test side by side.
Sixteen studies took part, with about twenty-four hundred people in all. They gave data on sensitivity and specificity, split by the way the sign was drawn out. Tapping with a tendon hammer gave higher pooled sensitivity, but lower specificity, than tapping with a fingertip. Tests with the fingertip missed more true cases. They also gave fewer false positives. The spread of results from study to study was large, as prediction intervals showed. The aim of the work is to help make clinical practice the same in all places. Past reports of how well this long-used bedside sign works have split by a wide margin.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Oliver Simon Hill, Eun Young Jee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |