Taber's Medical Dictionary
Allis, Oscar
(al′ĭs)
Oscar Huntington Allis, U.S. surgeon, 1836-1921.
Allis forceps
Forceps with curved, serrated edges. They are used to grasp tissue firmly but without crushing.
Allis sign
A clinical finding in patients with a fractured or dislocated femoral head, in which a finger can be pressed into the fascia lata femoris between the greater trochanter and the iliac crest.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Allis, Oscar." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769233/all/Allis__Oscar.
Allis, Oscar. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769233/all/Allis__Oscar. Accessed March 25, 2023.
Allis, Oscar. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769233/all/Allis__Oscar
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