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NICHE COUP ONGLE [1 record]

Record 1 1992-09-16

English

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

Splitting osteochondritis (dissecans). The dissecting fragment is defined by a radiolucent line of demarcation. When it separates, the resulting crater may be obvious. [From APORT, 1982, p. 67.]

French

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

L'ostéochondrite disséquante. Radiologiquement : petite encoche en coup d'ongle, entourée d'une zone de condensation entourant un petit fragment osseux parfois plus dense; il arrive que ce fragment osseux se résorbe, laissant alors la niche visible. [D'après CHEOS, 1981, pp. 60, 61.]

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