In 1880 Serbian doctor Laza Lazarević described the straight leg raise test as it is used today, so the sign is often named Lazarević's sign in Serbia and some other countries.
1880年時塞尔维亚醫生Laza Lazarević描述舉腿試驗，和現在進行的方式一樣，因此在塞尔维亚及一些國家也會稱為是Lazarević征（Lazarević's sign）。