The Hoffmann-Tinel Sign: Historical Background and Clinical Significance

Abstract The Hoffmann-Tinel sign is well-known to professionals dealing with nerve lesions and is widely used as a provocative test. It was described by Paul Hoffman and Jules Tinel in the same year (1915), independently. In the present article, a biographical sketch of both authors is presented and...

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Published inArquivos brasileiros de neurocirurgia Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. e148 - e156
Main Authors Siqueira, Mario Gilberto, Martins, Roberto Sergio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda 01.06.2024
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hoffman-tinel sign
jules tinel
nerve regeneration
paul hoffmann
regeneração de nervos
sensação de formigamento
sinal de Hoffmann-Tinel
sinal de Tinel
tinel sign
tingling sensation
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Summary:Abstract The Hoffmann-Tinel sign is well-known to professionals dealing with nerve lesions and is widely used as a provocative test. It was described by Paul Hoffman and Jules Tinel in the same year (1915), independently. In the present article, a biographical sketch of both authors is presented and the method for eliciting the sign and the sometimes controversial information of its results are discussed.
ISSN:0103-5355
2359-5922
DOI:10.1055/s-0043-1776273