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club foot [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Any of a number of deformities of the foot, especially those occurring congenitally.

OBS

talipes: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Déformation permanente du pied comportant des rétractions tendineuses et aponévrotiques, ayant pour résultat une modification des axes et des points d'appui normaux du pied.

OBS

L'usage réserve le terme de pied bot aux lésions congénitales et plus particulièrement au pied bot varus équin congénital.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 2 2005-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

An extremely upright hoof with a very broken-forward pastern-hoof axis.

CONT

May be caused by flexor deformity. In extreme cases, the digit may be folded back, with the animal bearing weight on its dorsal surface. In congenital club feet, the slope of the heels is usually more upright than that of the toe.

OBS

Ranging from cases where a slight contracture of the tendons causes too much weight bearing on the toe, sometimes bearing only on the toe ("pied pinçard"), to cases where the horse walks on the front of the hoof wall ("pied bot").

Key term(s)
  • clubfoot
  • club-foot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

pied pinçard : Lorsque le pied appuie seulement sur la pince.

OBS

pied rampin : Lorsque la pince est renversée.

OBS

pied bot : Lorsque, dans un cas encore plus exagéré, le cheval marche sur le devant de sa muraille.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
  • Cría de ganado caballar
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 3 1984-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
  • Wood Furniture Manufacture
DEF

A foot in the form of a thickened disc standing flat on the floor or raised slightly on a shoe; ...

OBS

... also called club foot, probably because of its close resemblance to a golf club.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Fabrication des meubles en bois
OBS

Empattement : Base d'un meuble quand elle est plus large que le corps.

OBS

Doigts spatulés, ceux qui s'élargissent à leur extrémité.

Spanish

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