Homan sign

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Homan sign is said to be present when sharp dorsiflexion of the ankle by the examiner elicits sharp pain in the calf. It is caused by a thrombosis of the deep veins of the leg. This sign is rarely elicited in clinical practice because of the risk of embolisation and because it occurs in all lesions of the calf, making it diagnostically unhelpful.

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