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Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- step-off
1, record 1, English, step%2Doff
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stepoff 2, record 1, English, stepoff
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The deformity of spondylolisthesis is very characteristic ... It is secondary to the forward slippage of the involved vertebra. ... As the vertebra slips forward, it leaves behind the lamina, spinous processes, and the inferior articular facets. Consequently, there is a step-off palpable over the spinous processes from the one left behind to the ones slipped above. 1, record 1, English, - step%2Doff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marche d'escalier
1, record 1, French, marche%20d%27escalier
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe caractéristique du spondylolisthésis consistant en une dépression de l'apophyse épineuse de L4 ou L5. 2, record 1, French, - marche%20d%27escalier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le diagnostic de spondylolisthésis est parfois soupçonné cliniquement, grâce à l'existence d'une niche, accessible à la vue, et d'une marche d'escalier perceptible au doigt, entre l'épineuse de L4 qui a glissé en avant avec toute la colonne sus-jacente, et l'épineuse de L5 qui, séparée de son corps vertébral, est restée en arrière avec le sacrum. 3, record 1, French, - marche%20d%27escalier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escalón interespinoso
1, record 1, Spanish, escal%C3%B3n%20interespinoso
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En la espondiliolistesis. 1, record 1, Spanish, - escal%C3%B3n%20interespinoso
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