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The obturator sign, also called Cope's obturator test, is an indicator of irritation to the obturator internus muscle. [1] The technique for detecting the obturator sign, called the obturator test, is carried out on each leg in succession. The patient lies on her/his back with the hip and knee both flexed at ninety degrees.
The psoas sign, also known as Cope's sign (or Cope's psoas test [1]) or Obraztsova's sign, [2] is a medical sign that indicates irritation to the iliopsoas group of hip flexors in the abdomen, and consequently indicates that the inflamed appendix is retrocaecal in orientation (as the iliopsoas muscle is retroperitoneal).
Jolly's test: Friedrich Jolly: neurology: myasthenia gravis or Eaton–Lambert syndrome: electromyography test using repeated stimuli to show fatiguability in myasthenia Jones criteria: T. Duckett Jones: rheumatology: rheumatic fever: criteria used to diagnose rheumatic fever Kanavel's sign: Allen B. Kanavel: orthopedics, rheumatology
Obturator hernia The Hannington-Kiff sign is a clinical sign in which there is an absent adductor reflex in the thigh in the presence of a positive patellar reflex . It occurs in patients with an obturator hernia , due to compression of the obturator nerve .
The nerve to obturator internus (also known as the obturator internus nerve [citation needed]) is a mixed (sensory and motor) [1] nerve providing motor innervation to the obturator internus muscle and gemellus superior muscle, [2] [1] and sensory innervation to the hip joint. [1] It is a branch of the sacral plexus. It is one of the group of ...
It is very much used in taking smears from the vagina for Papanicolaou test and routine examinations. Cusco's self retaining bivalve vaginal speculum (opened) seen from the right Cusco's self retaining bivalve vaginal speculum (closed) seen from the right
The external obturator muscle or obturator externus muscle (/ ˌ ɒ b tj ʊəˈr eɪ t ər ɪ k ˈ s t ɜːr n ə s /; OE) is a flat, triangular muscle, which covers the outer surface of the anterior wall of the pelvis. It is sometimes considered part of the medial compartment of thigh, [1] and sometimes considered part of the gluteal region. [2]
obturator hernia: The Howship–Romberg sign is inner thigh pain on internal rotation of the hip. It can be caused by an obturator hernia. [1] [2] ...