McBurney’s sign involves tenderness with palpation of McBurney’s point, which is located at one-third of the distance from the anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus. McBurney’s point is commonly the location of the base of the appendix, so it will be painful when it is inflamed. More @Wikipedia
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