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Homans' sign: is a sign elicited on passive dorsiflexion of the ankle. See detailed information below for a list of 4 causes of Homans' sign, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Homans' sign: Avoid the incorrect forms Homan and Homan's. Pain in the calf when the ankle is slowly and gently dorsiflexed (with the knee bent), indicative of incipient or established thrombosis in the veins of the leg.
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Medical Conditions associated with Homans' sign:
Leg symptoms (2751 causes), Lower leg symptoms (59 causes), Pain symptoms (6458 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Limb symptoms (3592 causes), Arm symptoms (1619 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)
Symptoms related to Homans' sign:
Deep vein thrombosis (42 causes), DVT, Calf muscle resistance, Pulmonary embolism (28 causes)
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