Pratt's sign

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Etymology

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Described in 1949 by American surgeon Gerald H. Pratt (1928–2006).

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Pratt's sign

  1. (pathology) An indication of femoral deep vein thrombosis: it is the presence of dilated pretibial veins in the affected leg, which remain dilated on raising the leg.