British journal of surgery · 1991 · 52 citations · 6 references
MedicineEmergency MedicinePhysical ExaminationAbdominal AssessmentAbdominal ExaminationPain AssessmentAbdominal Rebound TendernessAbdominal Tenderness AssessmentPositive Predictive ValueTenderness On PalpationTenderness Scoring
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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ABDOMINAL-WALL TENDERNESS: A USEFUL SIGN IN THE ACUTE ABDOMEN
Hamish Thomson, David M. A. Francis · The Lancet · 1977 · 116 citations
Twelve years' experience of computer-aided diagnosis in a district general hospital.
W A McAdam, B M Brock, T G Armitage et al. · PubMed · 1990 · 53 citations