Gowers's sign
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gowers-s-sign-178-4857367
title:
Gowers's sign
text:
Gowers's sign is a medical sign that indicates weakness of the proximal muscles, namely those of the lower limb. The sign describes a patient that has to use their hands and arms to "walk" up their own body from a squatting position due to lack of hip and thigh muscle strength. It is named after William Richard Gowers.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowers%27s_sign
date created:
2004-10-26T04:27:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T12:16:01Z
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