@article {Tindall883, author = {A Tindall and R Dawood and B Povlsen}, title = {Case of the month: The skin wrinkle test: a simple nerve injury test for paediatric and uncooperative patients}, volume = {23}, number = {11}, pages = {883--886}, year = {2006}, doi = {10.1136/emj.2005.031377}, publisher = {British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine}, abstract = {Assessment of the distal neurological status after injuries to the hand and fingers is one of the most frequent parts of standard trauma practice. Two-point discrimination as clinical examination is often sufficient to identify such lesions, but difficulties occur in the comatose, young or otherwise uncooperative patient. This article describes a simple pain-free alternative method of assessing digital nerve integrity by submerging the finger tip in water and observing if wrinkles develop on the skin.}, issn = {1472-0205}, URL = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/23/11/883}, eprint = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/23/11/883.full.pdf}, journal = {Emergency Medicine Journal} }