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In medicine, Homans' sign (sometimes spelled as Homans sign or called dorsiflexion sign) is considered by some physicians to be a sign of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). It was defined by John Homans in 1941 as discomfort behind the knee upon forced dorsiflexion of the foot. [ 1 ]
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Homans about to reduce a dislocation of the hip at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Old Bigelow Amphitheatre. John Homans (1877–1954) was an American surgeon who described Homans' sign and Homans' operation. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and was educated at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School.
The sign is positive when pain is elicited rapidly when a blood pressure cuff is placed around the calf and inflated to 80mmHg. Like other signs of deep vein thrombosis, such as Homans sign and Bancroft's sign, this sign is neither sensitive nor specific for the presence of thrombosis. [1] [2]
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George C. Homans was born in Boston on August 11, 1910, and grew up in a little house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Robert Homans and Abigail Adams-Homans. [1] He was a direct descendant of American Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams , on his mother's side.
Jennifer Homans (b. 1960), American academic and author; John Homans (1877–1954), American surgeon who described Homans' sign and Homans' operation. Liesbeth Homans (b. 1973), Belgian politician; Robert Homans (1877–1947), American actor; Sheppard Homans, Jr. (1871–1952), All-American football player and insurance executive
Bancroft's sign, also known as Moses' sign, [1] is a clinical sign found in patients with deep vein thrombosis of the lower leg involving the posterior tibial veins.The sign is positive if pain is elicited when the calf muscle is compressed forwards against the tibia, but not when the calf muscle is compressed from side to side. [2]