Tinel Sign (Ankle)

First described in 1915 by Paul Hoffmann and Jules Tinel, the Hoffmann-Tinel Sign—more commonly known as “Tinel Sign”—refers to the onset of distal paresthesia produced by percussion of a nerve proximal to a lesion or area of compression. This paresthetic sensation, felt in the cutaneous territory innervated by the affected nerve, is classically interpreted as an indicator of irritation…