title: Rebound tenderness test.
abstract: The usefulness of the rebound tenderness test in indicating peritonitis was prospectively assessed in 142 unselected patients admitted as emergencies with abdominal pain and tenderness. It was found to be of no predictive value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Liddington
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010173:Palpation / Q000379:methods*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies