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Old 05-08-2004, 11:50   #13
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Originally posted by Tuukka
Mac Burney..
??Charles McBurney

American surgeon, born February 17, 1845, Roxbury, Massachusetts; died November 7, 1913, Brookline, Massachusetts.

McBurney's point
A point midway between the umbilicus and the right anteriorsuperior iliac spine. A guide to the position of the appendix, determined by the pressure of one finger.

McBurney's sign
Maximum tenderness and rigidity over McBurney’s point. May be indicative of appendicitis
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