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POUCE C [1 record]

Record 1 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A deformity of the thumb occurring in rheumatoid arthritis and characterized by adduction deformity of the metacarpal hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joint and flexion of the distal joint.

OBS

Definition from TUROR, 1984, p. 1054.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Deuxième variété de déformation du pouce, au cours de la polyarthrite rhumatoïde, consistant en une adduction du premier métacarpien. Elle est souvent compensée par une hyperextension de la métacarpophalangienne avec flexion de l'interphalangienne distale.

OBS

Définition d'après SEZOS, 1978, page 675a.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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