Many relevant diagnostic signs are not performed deliberately by the examiner or by the patient at the examiner’s direction. They are observed as the patient reacts to their condition. Fortin’s finger sign, Minor’s sign, and Vanzetti’s sign are three examples of this principle.
Bone Fracture Prevention: Medical Silence Gives Us an Opportunity
There is a disease about which the medical profession is considerably mute, yet this disease contributes to death rates that are greater than 25% in the first year after a fall. The disease is osteoporosis. Overall, medical physicians give a low priority to osteoporosis and think their patients share this view. But patients want information and guidance.