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The 2023 meta-analysis concluded that, without an accepted gold standard, a combination of exams and history should guide the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“In the absence of a uniformly accepted diagnostic gold standard, a combination of exams, along with pertinent patient history, should guide the diagnosis of CTS.”
Sensitivity and Specificity of Examination Maneuvers for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis, Yagiz Ozdag and Louis C. Grandizio, Cureus, 2023, Results and Discussion.
Open the original (DOI 10.7759/cureus.42383)- What it measures
- The authors reviewed the accuracy of six bedside maneuvers, including Phalen and Tinel tests, and the two-point discrimination test.
- What it does not show
- This is the authors' conclusion from the pooled data, not a clinical guideline.