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Record 1 2011-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

[A] deformity ... characterized by a given joint "bending down" into flexion with difficulty straightening it into its neutral position.

OBS

While the causes of this deformity can vary, its effects on function may be significant but treatable and/or preventable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
CONT

Attention à la déformation en flexum (le genou ne peut plus s'allonger à 100 %). Elle est la source d'instabilité ligamentaire et d'usure du cartilage rotulien (signe du rabot). À corriger d'urgence.

Spanish

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