Böhler sign

Boehler characters (engl. Boehler's meniscus sign ) are diagnostic pain mark - so-called meniscus characters - which in the examination of the knee joint sidebands by a pain-provocation test for the detection of the meniscus damage arise. It was named after the Austrian surgeon Lorenz Böhler .

Pain in the knee in extension and adduction of the lower leg have damage to the medial meniscus ( medial meniscus ) or the lateral toward sideband, pain during abduction can be found in lateral meniscus damage or medial collateral ligament injuries.

See also

• Apley grinding test
• Payr sign
• Steinmann sign

literature

• Müller, Schuster, Weigel: Clinical Examination Tests . In: Weigel, Nerlich: Praxisbuch Unfallchirurgie . Springer, Berlin 2005. ISBN 978-3-540-41115-4 .

Web links

Commons : Knee Joints  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Böhler sign: Figure - Urban & Fischer 2003 - Roche Lexicon Medicine, 5th ed.

This article is about a health issue. It is not used for self-diagnosis and does not replace a diagnosis by a doctor. Please note the information on health issues !