Rovsings Sign

Other Names

McBurneys Point and Rovsings Sign

• Rovsings Sign
• Rovsing's Sign
• Indirect Rebound Tenderness Test
• Contralateral Rebound Test
• Cross Tenderness Sign
• Left Lower Quadrant Palpation Sign for Appendicitis

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Purpose

• To evaluate for appendicitis as a cause of the patients abdominal pain
• Named after Danish surgeon Niels Thorkild Rovsing (1862-1927)

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Description

• Palpate the left lower quadrant
• Positive test is increased pain in the right lower quadrant

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Pathology

• Appendicitis

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Evidence

• Unknown

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See Also

Internal

• Abdominal Pain Main
• Physical Exam Abdomen
• Abdomen and Pelvis Anatomy Main

External

• https://mededcases.com/appendicitis-rupture-abscess/

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