Taber's Medical Dictionary
Coopernail sign
(koop′ĕr-nāl″ )
[George L. Coopernail, U.S. surgeon, 1876-1962]
Bruising of the skin of the perineum, scrotum, or labia. It is considered indicative of a pelvic fracture.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Coopernail Sign." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761223/all/Coopernail_sign.
Coopernail sign. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761223/all/Coopernail_sign. Accessed January 19, 2021.
Coopernail sign. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (23rd edition). F.A. Davis Company. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761223/all/Coopernail_sign
Coopernail Sign [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2021 January 19]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761223/all/Coopernail_sign.
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