Shar Hashemi S
Tanzania
Research Article
Prevalence of Upper and Lower Extremity Tinel Signs in Diabetics: Crosssectional Study from a United States, Urban Hospital-based Population
Author(s): Shar Hashemi S, Isaam Cheikh and A. Lee DellonShar Hashemi S, Isaam Cheikh and A. Lee Dellon
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of the Tinel Sign in the upper and lower extremities of patients with diabetes in an urban community.
Methods: An IRB-approved, prospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study was performed on patients with diabetes during their visit to the endocrinologist. Eighty-one consecutive patients (162 sides) were examined by a fellowship-trained Hand Surgeon, experienced in performing the “Tinel Sign”. Mean duration of diabetes was 18.5 years. In the upper extremity known sites of anatomic entrapment were percussed; median nerve at the wrist (carpal tunnel), ulnar nerve at the elbow (cubital tunnel), radial sensory nerve in the forearm, and a negative control site. In the lower extremity, sites were tibial nerve at ankle (tarsal tunnel), proximal tibial nerve (soleal sling), common peroneal nerve at fibular neck (fibular tunnel), su.. View More»
