II. Indication
- Appendicitis Evaluation
- Pelvic Pain
III. Definition
- Appendicitis test: Pain on passive right leg extension
IV. Technique
- Patient lies on their left side
- Hyperextend patients right thigh
- Positive test if results in Abdominal Pain
V. Interpretation
- Indicates irritation of iliopsoas
- Examples
- Extrapelvic abscess as seen in Appendicitis
- Adnexal changes
- Bowel adhesions
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| Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
| SnomedCT | 77069005 |
| Italian | Segno dello psoas |
| Japanese | 腰筋徴候, ﾖｳｷﾝﾁｮｳｺｳ |
| Czech | Psoatový příznak |
| English | psoas sign, Psoas sign, Psoas sign (finding) |
| Hungarian | Psoas tünet |
| Spanish | signo del psoas (hallazgo), signo del psoas, Signo de Psoas |
| Portuguese | Sinais do psoa |
| Dutch | psoaskramp |
| French | Signe du psoas |
| German | Psoaszeichen |
