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Tenderness

MedGen UID:
115948
•Concept ID:
C0234233
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Sore pain; Sore to touch; Soreness
SNOMED CT: Soreness (71393004); Sore to touch (247348008); Tenderness (247348008); Sore pain (71393004)

Definition

A dull achy pain. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTenderness

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Adults: Evaluation and Management.
Wilkins T, Wheeler B, Carpenter M
Am Fam Physician 2020 Mar 1;101(5):294-300. PMID: 32109037
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention.
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Am Fam Physician 2019 Sep 15;100(6):357-364. PMID: 31524362

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Scaphoid fractures.
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Clin Sports Med 2015 Jan;34(1):37-50. Epub 2014 Nov 25 doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2014.09.011. PMID: 25455395
Pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescents.
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Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 2005 Jul;16(3):175-80. doi: 10.1053/j.spid.2005.04.006. PMID: 16044391
Rebound tenderness test.
Liddington MI, Thomson WH
Br J Surg 1991 Jul;78(7):795-6. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800780710. PMID: 1873703
The American College of Rheumatology 1990 Criteria for the Classification of Fibromyalgia. Report of the Multicenter Criteria Committee.
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Arthritis Rheum 1990 Feb;33(2):160-72. doi: 10.1002/art.1780330203. PMID: 2306288

Diagnosis

Scaphoid fractures.
Fowler JR, Hughes TB
Clin Sports Med 2015 Jan;34(1):37-50. Epub 2014 Nov 25 doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2014.09.011. PMID: 25455395
Rebound tenderness test.
Liddington MI, Thomson WH
Br J Surg 1991 Jul;78(7):795-6. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800780710. PMID: 1873703
Acute appendicitis.
Casanova-Díaz AS
Bol Asoc Med P R 1989 May;81(5):167-9. PMID: 2660839
Fibromyalgia: the clinical syndrome.
Wolfe F
Rheum Dis Clin North Am 1989 Feb;15(1):1-18. PMID: 2644671
The Fabella Syndrome.
Weiner D, Macnab I, Turner M
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1977 Jul-Aug;(126):213-5. PMID: 598120

Therapy

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults.
Chen X, Jiang J, Wang R, Fu H, Lu J, Yang M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Sep 6;9(9):CD006338. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006338.pub4. PMID: 36066373Free PMC Article
Fibromyalgia syndrome: novel therapeutic targets.
Ablin JN, Häuser W
Pain Manag 2016 May;6(4):371-81. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.2217/pmt-2016-0007. PMID: 27296699
Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis.
Bartels EM, Juhl CB, Christensen R, Hagen KB, Danneskiold-Samsøe B, Dagfinrud H, Lund H
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Mar 23;3(3):CD005523. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005523.pub3. PMID: 27007113Free PMC Article
Management of fibromyalgia.
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Management of gallstones.
Bellows CF, Berger DH, Crass RA
Am Fam Physician 2005 Aug 15;72(4):637-42. PMID: 16127953

Prognosis

Medial tibial stress fracture diagnosis and treatment guidelines.
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J Sci Med Sport 2021 Jun;24(6):526-530. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.11.015. PMID: 33298373
Plantar fasciopathy.
Rompe JD
Sports Med Arthrosc Rev 2009 Jun;17(2):100-4. doi: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e3181a3d60e. PMID: 19440137
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a review of anatomy, diagnosis and treatment.
Williams BS, Cohen SP
Anesth Analg 2009 May;108(5):1662-70. doi: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31819d6562. PMID: 19372352
Plantar fasciitis: evaluation and treatment.
Neufeld SK, Cerrato R
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2008 Jun;16(6):338-46. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200806000-00006. PMID: 18524985
Paratendinopathy.
Paavola M, Järvinen TA
Foot Ankle Clin 2005 Jun;10(2):279-92. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2005.01.008. PMID: 15922919

Clinical prediction guides

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Rrapi R, Chand S, Kroshinsky D
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Reporting standards of the Society for Vascular Surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome.
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Pediatric appendicitis score.
Samuel M
J Pediatr Surg 2002 Jun;37(6):877-81. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.32893. PMID: 12037754
Rebound tenderness test.
Liddington MI, Thomson WH
Br J Surg 1991 Jul;78(7):795-6. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800780710. PMID: 1873703

Recent systematic reviews

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults.
Chen X, Jiang J, Wang R, Fu H, Lu J, Yang M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Sep 6;9(9):CD006338. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006338.pub4. PMID: 36066373Free PMC Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors and treatment choices in emphysematous pyelonephritis.
Desai R, Batura D
Int Urol Nephrol 2022 Apr;54(4):717-736. Epub 2022 Feb 1 doi: 10.1007/s11255-022-03131-6. PMID: 35103928
A Systematic Review of the Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Small Bowel Obstruction.
Rami Reddy SR, Cappell MS
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2017 Jun;19(6):28. doi: 10.1007/s11894-017-0566-9. PMID: 28439845
Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis.
Bartels EM, Juhl CB, Christensen R, Hagen KB, Danneskiold-Samsøe B, Dagfinrud H, Lund H
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Mar 23;3(3):CD005523. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005523.pub3. PMID: 27007113Free PMC Article
2015 Gout classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative.
Neogi T, Jansen TL, Dalbeth N, Fransen J, Schumacher HR, Berendsen D, Brown M, Choi H, Edwards NL, Janssens HJ, Lioté F, Naden RP, Nuki G, Ogdie A, Perez-Ruiz F, Saag K, Singh JA, Sundy JS, Tausche AK, Vaquez-Mellado J, Yarows SA, Taylor WJ
Ann Rheum Dis 2015 Oct;74(10):1789-98. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208237. PMID: 26359487Free PMC Article

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