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Record 1 1992-09-16

English

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

Vertical line which intersects the upper jutting edge of the acetabulum and is perpendicular to the Y-Y line; normally, the center of the femoral head lies medial to the vertical line and below the horizontal line; in hip luxation it lies lateral to the former and above the latter.

French

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

Ligne perpendiculaire à la ligne des cartilages en Y et passant par le talus cotyloïdien. On détermine ainsi quatre quadrants. Normalement le noyau capital du fémur se situe dans le quadrant inféro-interne. En cas de luxation, le noyau se trouve dans le quadrant supéro-externe. [D'après EMSQU, 31105, A10, 1984, p. 9.]

OBS

source c : EMSQU, 31105, A10, 1984, p. 9.

Spanish

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