Gowers sign
Physical examination finding seen in patients with proximal weakness of the extensor muscles of the thighs and is most often associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Jacqueline Noonan
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John Langdon Down
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Lachman Test
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John W Lachman
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Mary Lyon
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Henry Turner
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Adult CXR Cases 003
January 2020 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Alyssa Thomas, MD and Claire Milam, MD
Caspar Bartholin
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Franz Zehetmayer
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