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. 1991 Jul;78(7):795-6.
doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800780710.

Rebound tenderness test

M I Liddington  1 , W H Thomson
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Rebound tenderness test

M I Liddington et al. Br J Surg. 1991 Jul.

Abstract

The usefulness of the rebound tenderness test in indicating peritonitis was prospectively assessed in 142 unselected patients admitted as emergencies with abdominal pain and tenderness. It was found to be of no predictive value.

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  • Rebound tenderness test.
    Irving M. Irving M. Br J Surg. 1991 Dec;78(12):1510. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800781227. Br J Surg. 1991. PMID: 1773334 No abstract available.

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