Tinel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Edgar Tinel Edgar Pierre Joseph Tinel (27 March 185428 October 1912) was a Belgian composer and pianist. He was born in Sinaai, today part of Sint-Niklaas in East Flanders, Belgium, and died in Brussels. After studies at the Brussels Conservatory with Lou ...

(1854–1912), Belgian classical composer and pianist *

Jules Tinel Jules Tinel (1879 in Rouen – 1952) was a French neurologist remembered for describing Tinel's sign. Biography Jules Tinel was born in 1879 into a family with a five generation history of medical professionals. He studied in Rouen before movin ...

(1879–1952), French neurologist **

Tinel's sign Tinel's sign (also Hoffmann-Tinel sign) is a way to detect irritated nerves. It is performed by lightly tapping ( percussing) over the nerve to elicit a sensation of tingling or " pins and needles" in the distribution of the nerve. Percussion is u ...

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