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C Sign
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Other Names
- C-sign
Purpose
Demonstration of the C sign[1]
- A way in which patients characterize the nature of their hip pain
Description
- Patient is standing or seated
- Patient cups their hand above the greater trochanter when describing deep, interior hip pain
- Hand forms a C, hence the term 'C sign'
- This sign should not be confused as indicating lateral based hip pain
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Sangal, Rohit B., Gregory R. Waryasz, and Jonathan R. Schiller. "Femoroacetabular impingement: a review of current concepts." Rhode Island Medical Journal 97.11 (2014): 33.
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John Kiel on 28 July 2020 14:05:30
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25 March 2023 07:15:18
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