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. 2011 Sep;93(6):470–473. doi: 10.1308/003588411X586191

Table 3.

Sensitivity of each test at anatomical sites

Findings Thumb Index finger Middle finger Ring finger Little finger Thenar eminence Wrist crease
Tingling, numbness, decreased sensation on hand diagram 69% 94% 91% 72% 39% 63% 20%
Pain on hand diagram 14% 22% 23% 19% 11% 27% 33%
Abnormal SWM test using high threshold (3.61 normal) 20% 22% 22% 16% 13% 28%
Abnormal SWM test using low threshold (3.61 abnormal) 59% 61% 64% 52% 44% 73%
Correlation of hand diagram and SWM test (with 3.61 as normal) -0.05 -0.04 0.013 -0.06 0.07 -0.13
Correlation of hand diagram and SWM test (with 3.61 as abnormal) -0.01 -0.04 -0.09 -0.05 -0.12 0.04