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Record 1 1995-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Orthopedic Surgery
DEF

A long, metal, hollow nail, trefoil-shaped in cross section, that is passed down the medullary cavity of a large long bone such as a femur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
  • Chirurgie orthopédique
CONT

Les clous sont essentiellement utilisés pour pratiquer l'ostéosynthèse des fractures des os longs à canal médullaire large (fémur, tibia). [...] Il existe de nombreux types de clous dont les plus utilisés et les plus connus sont les clous de Steinmann, Smith-Peterson, Küntscher, Postel.

Spanish

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