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.
Citation
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 December 5, 2024.
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
Allis, Oscar [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 05]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769233/all/Allis__Oscar.
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