Throckmorton's Sign
Throckmorton's sign is when the glans points toward the side of injury. This sign can be negative or positive. It is positive about 50% of the time.
Here the glans points towards the left. This person's injury was indeed on the left.
Is this Throckmorton's sign negative or positive?

This is obviously a joke. Throckmorton's sign is just a funny way to say the penis is visible on the x-ray.
Here's another Throckmorton's sign:

Here the glans points towards the left. This person's injury was indeed on the left.
Is this Throckmorton's sign negative or positive?

This is obviously a joke. Throckmorton's sign is just a funny way to say the penis is visible on the x-ray.
Here's another Throckmorton's sign:






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