a positive obturator sign would elicit pain in the retrocecal or pelvic region.
a positive obturator sign would elicit pain in the retrocecal or pelvic region.
a positive obturator sign would elicit pain in the?
the retrocecal or pelvic region
in the clinical context, it is performed when acute appendicitis is suspected. in this condition, the appendix becomes inflamed and enlarged. the appendix may come into physical contact with the obturator internus muscle, which will be stretched when this maneuver is performed on the right leg. this causes pain and is evidence in support of an inflamed appendix.









































the principles of the obturator sign in the diagnosis of appendicitis are similar to that of the psoas sign. the appendix is commonly located in the retrocecal or pelvic region. the oburator sign indicates the presence of an inflamed pelvic appendix.
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obturator may refer to:









































section::::medicine.









































section::::medicine.:anatomical structures.









































bullet::::- obturator foramen









































bullet::::- obturator fascia









































bullet::::- obturator canal









































bullet::::- obturator vessels (disambiguation)









































bullet::::- obturator artery









































bullet::::- obturator veins









































bullet::::- obturator nerve









































bullet::::- anterior branch of obturator nerve









































bullet::::- posterior branch of obturator nerve









































bullet::::- cutaneous branch of the obturator nerve









































bullet::::- obturator internus nerve









































bullet::::- accessory obturator nerve









































bullet::::- obturator membrane









































bullet::::- obturator crest









































bullet::::- obturator muscles (disambiguation)









































bullet::::- obturator internus muscle









































bullet::::- obturator externus muscle









































bullet::::- obturator externus groove









































bullet::::- obturator process (in archosaurs)









































section::::medicine.:diseases and disorders.









































bullet::::- obturator hernia









































section::::medicine.:medical procedures.









































bullet::::- obturator sign









































section::::medicine.:surgical instruments and prosthetics.
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