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Howship-Romberg sign

Dr Frank Gaillard et al.

Howship-Romberg sign refers to obturator nerve neuropathy due to compression of it, by an obturator hernia. Patients present with pain and paresthesia along the inner aspect of the thigh, down to the knee.

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