Execution:
- Patient is in supine-lying position
- The examiner maximally plantar flexes the patient’s foot and brings it into maximal inversion
- Then, the examiner compresses the tibial nerve in the tarsal tunnel behind the medial malleolus for 30s
Positive Outcome: Numbness, paresthesia or pain in the toe, ball of the foot or the heel
| Study |
Reliability |
Sn | Sp | LR+ |
LR- |
| Abouelela et al. (2012) |
NA |
85,9 | 100 | ∞ |
0.14 |
| Comment: The above-mentioned study was found to be at high risk of bias. For this reason, the clinical value of this test is only considered to be moderate. | |||||
