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SESAMOID INDEX [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-09-16

English

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

The product of the two longest perpendicular diameters of the medial sesamoid bone at the metacarpophalangeal joint of the first digit. The normal product of these two dimensions is a median of 20, with a range of 12 to 29. When this index is greater than 30, it is considered a sign of acromegaly. [From MESRO, 1984, vol. 2, p. 385 and LUSRO, 1978, p. 202.]

French

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

Index correspondant au produit de la longueur et de la largeur en millimètres de l'os sésamoïde interne de l'articulation métacarpophalangienne du pouce. Sa valeur normale est de 20 mm²; dans l'acromégalie, il est toujours supérieur à 30 mm². [D'après CHEOS, 1981, p .54.]

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