Kienböck's sign
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Paradoxical movements of the diaphragm. The diaphtagm moves upwards on inhalation, down on expiration – opposite of normal.
Bibliography
- R. Kienböck:
Über Pyopneumothorax. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 1898: 1178-1179.
Über Zwerchfellhernien bei Kindern.
Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Röntgenstrahlen, 1914, 21: 411-425.
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