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MALGAIGNES LUXATION [1 record]

Record 1 1990-06-08

English

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

Subluxation of the head of the radius distally under the annular ligament occurring, in small children, by forcible traction on the radius.

OBS

Definition from DOMED, 1981, p. 425 and TUROR, 1984, p. 973.

OBS

... the arm remains limp at the side with the forearm in neutral position or partial pronation and the elbow about 20 to 30 degrees of full extension.

OBS

Goyrand's injury: obsolete term.

OBS

Observation from MBIOL, 1986, vol. 1, p. 911.

French

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

Attitude en pronation irréductible de l'avant-bras, coude en extension sans lésion ostéo-articulaire, observée chez l'enfant de deux à cinq ans, et consécutive à une forte traction exercée sur le bras en élévation et en abduction.

Spanish

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