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Carpal Tunnel Compression: Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: None written. Excerpt from the entry in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:
even pressure exerted by the examiner on the space between thenar and hypothenar eminence for 30 s while arm is supinated. The patient was questioned with regard to symptoms at 15-s intervals during the 30-s period

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Associated Diagnoses:

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

46% sensitive, 25% specific

Forearm Flexor Tenosynovitis

95% sensitive, 97% specific