Pratt's sign is an indication of femoral
deep vein thrombosis. It is seen as the presence of dilated pretibial veins in the affected leg, which remain dilated on raising the leg.
The sign was described by
American
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surgeon
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Gerald H. Pratt (1928–2006) of
St. Vincent's Hospital in 1949.
This is not the same as the
Pratt Test, which checks for a DVT by compressing a vein with the hands.
References
Symptoms and signs: Vascular
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