Ludloff sign
The Ludloff sign ( English Ludloff's sign ) is a clinical sign that is no longer used today that indicates an isolated tear-off of the small hillock of the thigh ( trochanter lesser ). This is a special type of thigh fracture . The sign is positive if the patient can no longer lift the injured leg while sitting, although he can still do this maneuver in the supine position. It is named after the physician Karl Ludloff .
A complete cross-sectional lesion , with all fibers of the iliopsoas inserting at the lesser trochanter, can also be recognized by the Ludloff mark . This is also possible with a partial cross-sectional lesion, since the remaining cross-section of the fibers is not sufficient to lift the heavy thigh. The pulling effect of the iliopsoas muscle is absent.
Individual evidence
- ^ RG Tronzo: Surgery of the Hip Joint . Springer Science & Business Media, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4612-5224-5 ( google.de [accessed December 10, 2017]).
- ↑ Hermann Matti: The special teaching of bone fractures and their treatment, including complicating injuries to the brain and spinal cord . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7091-9928-2 ( google.de [accessed on December 1, 2017]).
- ^ Pschyrembel Online. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Karl Ludloff. In: Whonamedit? - A dictionary of medical eponyms. Ole Daniel Enersen, archived from the original on February 11, 2018 ; accessed on February 11, 2018 .
- ^ German journal for surgery . 1939 ( google.de [accessed December 10, 2017]).