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EXTENSOR LURCH [1 record]

Record 1 2010-03-11

English

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

A lurching backward movement of the trunk in order to place the center of gravity over the supporting limb, commonly used when there is weakness of the gluteus maximus on the side of that limb.

French

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

Boiterie caractéristique de la paralysie du grand fessier se manifestant par une rétropulsion des épaules et des bras.

Spanish

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