Thompson test

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diagnosis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Simmonds-Thompson test
gptkbp:category physical examination
gptkbp:field orthopedics
sports medicine
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1962
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thompson test
gptkbp:namedAfter T.C. Thompson
gptkbp:negativeResultIndicates intact Achilles tendon
gptkbp:performedBy squeezing the calf muscle
gptkbp:positiveResultIndicates Achilles tendon rupture
gptkbp:relevantAnatomy gptkb:gastrocnemius_muscle
gptkb:soleus_muscle
gptkb:Achilles_tendon
gptkbp:usedFor diagnosis of Achilles tendon rupture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dr._W._A._Thompson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7