Urgent Bite 149 - Thinking about Rovsing Sign

What actually is Rovsing sign and is it useful?

 

Check out the papers mentioned.

Prosenz J, Hirtler L.  Rovsing Signs Revisited - Effects of an Erroneous Translation on Medical Teaching and Research.  Journal of Surgical Education, 2014-9/01, Vol 71, Issue 5, pages 738-742

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24776856/

Benabbas R, Hanna M, Sinert R.  Diagnostic Accuracy of History, Physical Examination, Laboratory Tests, and Pont-of-care Ultrasound for Pediatric Acute Appendicitis in the Emergency Department:  A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017; 24: 523– 551.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acem.13181

Niels Thorkild Rovsing Obituary.  Br Med J.  1927 Feb 5; 1(3448):265

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2454133/?page=1

 

 

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