Rebound tenderness test
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 78 (7) , 795-796
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800780710
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.Keywords
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