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C-E ANGLE [1 record]

Record 1 1992-09-16

English

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

The angle between the line passing through the edge of the roof of the acetabulum and the center of the femoral head and an intersecting vertical line; normal values are from 20 to 46°.

French

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

Angle formé par l'intersection de deux lignes partant du centre de la tête fémorale, l'une verticale, l'autre oblique passant par le talus cotyloïdien (cet angle est égal ou supérieur à 20° si le toit du cotyle recouvre parfaitement la tête fémorale). [D'après MEDEC, 1989, p. 846.]

Spanish

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