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Record 1 2009-10-09

English

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

A sign observed on lateral flexion in ankylosing spondylitis. In normal individuals, the paravertebral muscles relax on the concave side during lateral flexion and those on the side of the spinal convexity contract. In ankylosing spondylitis this pattern is reversed, the muscles on the concave side being tightly stretched like the taut string of a bow.

French

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

Signe observable lors de l'inclinaison latérale du rachis lombaire dans la spondylarthrite ankylosante : les muscles paravertébraux se contractent du côté de l'inclinaison au lieu de se relâcher comme il est normal.

Spanish

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