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obturator sign [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- obturator sign
1, record 1, English, obturator%20sign
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pelvic pain produced by external or internal rotation of the hip with the knee flexed, which may suggest acute appendicitis. 2, record 1, English, - obturator%20sign
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- signe de l'obturateur
1, record 1, French, signe%20de%20l%27obturateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Douleur provoquée en fléchissant la cuisse du patient à angle droit et en exerçant une rotation interne et externe, faisant suspecter une appendicite aiguë pelvienne ou une diverticulite intéressant la région du muscle obturateur interne. 2, record 1, French, - signe%20de%20l%27obturateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-05-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- obturator sign
1, record 2, English, obturator%20sign
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Hefke-Turner sign 1, record 2, English, Hefke%2DTurner%20sign
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A widening of the soft-tissue density of the obturator muscle as seen on a roentgenogram of the pelvis or hip, usually indicative of disease of the hip joint. 1, record 2, English, - obturator%20sign
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Was originally described as a specific indication of infectious arthritis of the hip joint. However, a prominent obturator muscle shadow is more frequently a manifestation of trauma and subsequent hemorrhage. 2, record 2, English, - obturator%20sign
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- signe de l'obturateur interne
1, record 2, French, signe%20de%20l%27obturateur%20interne
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- signe de Hefke-Turner 2, record 2, French, signe%20de%20Hefke%2DTurner
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élargissement asymétrique du muscle obturateur interne, indiquant une atteinte de l'articulation de la hanche. 2, record 2, French, - signe%20de%20l%27obturateur%20interne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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