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retrocalcaneal bursitis [2 records]

Record 1 2012-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

Inflammation of the bursa about the distal end of the Achilles tendon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-06-20

English

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

An inflammation of the normal anatomical bursa located on the undersurface of the Achilles tendon at its insertion, characterized by pain which increases with passive dorsiflexion of the ankle joint and tenderness located behind the Achilles tendon at the tendon insertion.

OBS

Definition from DAMUS, 1977, p. 515.

French

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

[...] atteinte de la bourse séreuse profonde rétro-calcanéenne [...], [caractérisée] par une douleur imprécise du talon, réveillée ou aggravée par la pression du tendon d'Achille et par la dorsiflexion du pied [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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