Howship–Romberg sign explained

Differential:	obturator hernia

The Howship–Romberg sign is inner thigh pain on internal rotation of the hip. It can be caused by an obturator hernia.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is named for John Howship and Moritz Heinrich Romberg.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Haraguchi M, Matsuo S, Kanetaka K, etal . Obturator hernia in an ageing society . Ann. Acad. Med. Singap. . 36 . 6 . 413–5 . June 2007 . 17597966 .
2. Web site: Photo Quiz - April 1, 1999 - American Academy of Family Physicians . 2008-09-21.
3. Yamashita K, Hayashi J, Tsunoda T . Howship-Romberg sign caused by an obturator hernia. Am. J. Surg. . 187 . 6 . 775–6 . June 2004 . 15191874 . 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.10.020 .
4. J. Howship. Practical Remarks on the Discrimination and Appearance of Surgical Disease. London, Churchill, 1840.
5. M. H. von Romberg. Pathologie und Therapie der Senisbilitäts- und Motilitätsneurosen. 1857. 3rd edition (unfinished) of Romberg’s Lehrbuch der Nervenkrankheiten des Menschen, page 89.