Investigating the diagnostic accuracy of physical examination in digital nerve injury: a study within a trial

Ciarán O, Matthew D Gardiner, Loretta Davies, Dominic Power, Abhilash Jain, Jonathan A Cook, David Beard, Justin Conrad Rosen Wormald

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume): Journal of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand & Official Journal of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand

Published online on February 12, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Ahead of Print.
Introduction:Digital nerve injuries are the most common peripheral nerve injuries, usually diagnosed through physical examination and confirmed by surgical exploration. Exploration, while important for informing management, carries risk and associated ...