Weiss-Edelman Symptom

Weiss-Edelman (Gelt-Weiss-Kramer) symptom (a variant of the symptoms of Gerota and Hall-Hecht), contraction of the muscles of the posterior group of limbs when raising straightened legs and simultaneous retraction of the abdomen, chest and head in a supine position with the hind limbs retracted posteriorly and brought to the midline. This refers to several clinical pictures accompanied by an increase in the range of motion in the hip joints: recurrent dislocation of the knee joint with negative patellar balloting (Heberden’s symptom), bilateral hip dislocation in weakened and deeply hemiplegic patients (“hip dislocation”, S. S. Korsakov), progressive shortening of the 4th femoris muscle (Fig.

The Weiss symptom manifests itself in patients in the following form: * All fingers of the hands touch the heels. * When lifting the legs bent to an angle of 90-120° at the joints of the arms and legs, a cushion is placed to the patient’s chest so that the knee joint of each leg bends