Clinical Importance of the Heel Drop Test and a New Clinical Score for Adult Appendicitis.

Clinical Importance of the Heel Drop Test and a New Clinical Score for Adult Appendicitis.

We tried to evaluate the accuracy of the heel drop test in patients with suspected appendicitis and tried to develop a new clinical score, which incorporates the heel drop test and other parameters, for the diagnosis of this condition.We performed a prospective observational study on adult patients...

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Main Authors: Shin Ahn, Hyeji Lee, Wookjin Choi, Ryeok Ahn, Jung-Suk Hong, Chang Hwan Sohn, Dong Woo Seo, Yoon-Seon Lee, Kyung Soo Lim, Won Young Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5056713?pdf=render

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