When the nurse flexes the patient s knee and gently compresses the gastrocnemius muscle anteriorly against the tibia, the patient indicates that he is having calf pain. the nurs…

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Adam James · Answer 1 · 2018-07-25T22:08:53+0000

Positive Homans'
medical Definition of Homans' sign. : pain in the calf of the leg upon dorsiflexion of the foot with the leg extended that is diagnostic of thrombosis in the deep veins of the area.

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