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SHARPS ANGLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-09-16

English

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

A measurement of acetabular dysplasia. A horizontal line is drawn connecting the inferior margins of the pelvic teardrop. An angle is formed between this line and a further line connecting the inferior margin of the teardrop and the upper and outer margin of the same acetabulum. [From BUMED, 1989, p. 1539 and ORADI, 1987, p. 186.]

French

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

Angle permettant d'évaluer une dysplasie acétabulaire, formé par une ligne horizontale effleurant le bord inférieur du U cotyloïdien et une ligne reliant le bord inférieur du U cotyloïdien au bord supéro-externe de l'acétabulum.

Spanish

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