Howship-Romberg Sign
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
The Howship-Romberg sign is a clinical symptom characterized by shooting pains along the obturator nerve, extending down the inner thigh to the knee or foot. It is typically associated with the compression of the obturator nerve, most notably in cases of strangulated obturator hernia.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
HOWSHIP-ROMBERG SIGN (Howship-Romberg) consists of shooting pains in the area of the obturator nerve on the inner side of the thigh down to the knee and even to the foot; it is observed during pressure on the obturator nerve, especially in cases of strangulated obturator hernia (hernia obturatoria).
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“Howship-Romberg Sign.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/howship-romberg-sign/