Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

lasegue

English translation:

Lasègue's sign

Added to glossary by Irina Dicovsky - MD (X)
Dec 4, 2004 19:23
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Spanish term

lasegue

Spanish to English Science Medical (general) internal medicine
medical report: "lasegue negativo, no hay contractura muscular paravertebral....."

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negative Lasègue's sign

A sign frequently seen in lumbar root or sciatic nerve irritation: when patient is supine with hip flexed, dorsiflexion of ankle causes pain or muscle spasm in the posterior thigh.
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The definition above is for Lasègue\'s sign.
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negative lasegue’s

lumbar flexion was limited to 70 degrees and extension 10 degrees; straight leg raising was positive bilaterally at 80 degrees with negative Lasegue’s; and ...
www.twcc.state.tx.us/med_cases/ soah03/453-03-3618.M2.pdf
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straight leg raising test negative

Hi Karen,

It would seem that in English this is the more common name given to this test (at least viewing Google results for English language pages). Here are some hits that would indicate that it's the same thing:

COCA - September 2000 Newsletter: The test of Lasegue: systematic ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Objectives: To evaluate published methods of the test of Lasegue or straight leg
raising test and the cross straight leg raising test by using a recently ...
www.coca.com.au/newsletter/2000/sep0017aa.htm - 12k - En caché - Páginas similares

Lumbosacral Spine - Lumbosacral Disk Herniation - Tutorial - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Straight leg raising test is defined as positive if it reproduces the patient's
sciatica at ... disk herniations can be tested with a reverse Lasegue test, which ...
www.ortho.hyperguides.com/Tutorials/ spine/lumbosacral/herniation/tutorial.asp - 16k - En caché - Páginas similares

The 90/90 Test As a Reliability Indicator of 90/90 Treatment ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... the degree of lumbar lordosis. Next, the straight leg raising test (Lasegue)
is performed. Flex the patient's knees while further ...
www.chiroweb.com/archives/09/10/02.html - 33k - En caché - Páginas similares

and here are a few with the "negative" bit (more common at the beginning than at the end):

PDF] May 14, 2002 Re: Medical Dispute Resolution MDR #: M2-02-0489-01 ...
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
... 3 in., weighing 162 pounds. They reported in their records that the patient had
a negative straight-leg raising test bilaterally, both sitting and lying. ...
www.twcc.state.tx.us/med_cases/ preauth02/m2-02-0489r.pdf - Resultado Suplementario - Páginas similares

[PDF] 1 MDR Tracking Number: M5-03-2418-01
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
... pregnant. Reflexes and sensation and motor functions were all normal in the
lower extremities, with negative straight-leg raising test. ...
www.twcc.state.tx.us/med_cases/ mednecess03/m5-03-2418f&dr.pdf - Resultado Suplementario - Páginas similares

Clinical and electrophysiologic characteristics of compressed ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Severe motor weakness for more than 6 months, a negative straight leg raising test,
and age were considered to be poor prognostic factors for motor recovery. ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve& db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=97463541 - Páginas similares

Clerkship Handbook - Orthopedic Surgery: Evaluation & Mgmt of Back ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... musculature. There is, however, no sciatic notch tenderness, a negative
straight leg raising test, and a normal neurologic exam. ...
mededucation.bjmu.edu.cn/Evaluation%20& %20Mgmt%20of%20Back%20Pain.htm - 28k - En caché - Páginas similares

Heitzman Report - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Pulse was 60 and regular. There were good dorsal pedal pulses withojxt obvious pedal
edema. There was a negative straight leg raising test bilaterally. ...
firthm.home.mindspring.com/heitzman.htm - 8k - En caché - Páginas similares

[PDF] Consultation Report
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
... Straight Leg Raising Test - produces pain in lower back, bilaterally, with leg raised
to 45°, with no radiation and the sacrum shows no deformities and no ...
www.drnotes.com/specialties/pdf2/occ_med/cr.pdf - Páginas similares

Suerte y sonrisas,

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Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Fell : thanks;-)
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Cheers Rach. :O)
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