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modified Adson test [1 record]

Record 1 1990-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A test in which elevation of the arm causes diminution or obliteration of the radial pulse at the wrist if there is spasm of the anterior scalene muscle. From JACES, 1977, p. 186.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Test provoquant la disparition du pouls radial lorsque le bras est porté en abduction, en présence d'un syndrome des scalènes. D'après SIRHU, 1984, p. 549.

Spanish

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