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BUCKET-HANDLE FRACTURE [2 records]

Record 1 2005-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A longitudinal tear of a semilunar cartilage in the knee joint, along the middle portion, leaving a loop of cartilage lying in the intercondylar notch. Best seen on arthrography and magnetic resonance. [From BUMED, 1989, p. 692 and DOMED, 1988, p. 659.]

Key term(s)
  • bucket handle tear
  • bucket handle fracture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Déchirure longitudinale d'un ménisque du genou isolant une bande fibreuse fixée seulement en avant et en arrière et flottant dans l'articulation. Visible surtout à l'arthrographie et à la résonance magnétique.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-09-16

English

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

A contralateral double vertical fracture of the pelvis due to oblique forces and involving both ischiopubic rami on the side opposite the impact, combined with fracture about or dislocation of the sacroiliac joint on the side of impact. The hemipelvis may be rotated and displaced upward and inward. [From ROENF, 1978, p. 117.]

French

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

Fracture du bassin par compression latérale, interrompant l'anneau pelvien, caractérisée par une lésion antérieure et une lésion postérieure siégeant du côté opposé. L'hémibassin peut se déplacer vers le haut, en rotation interne. [D'après EMAPP, 14072, A10, 1982, pp. 3, 4.]

OBS

source c : EMAPP, 14072, A10, 1982, p. 4.

Spanish

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