Lisker's sign
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Lisker's sign is a clinical sign in which there is tenderness when the front, middle (anteromedial) part of the
tibia The tibia (; ), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects ...
is percussed. It can be found in people who have
deep venous thrombosis Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a type of venous thrombosis involving the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, most commonly in the legs or pelvis. A minority of DVTs occur in the arms. Symptoms can include pain, swelling, redness, and enla ...
.Assessment of the Elderly Patient: The Peripheral Vascular Examination: Venous Examinations
at Medscape.


References

Symptoms and signs: Vascular {{Med-sign-stub