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tibia vara [2 records]

Record 1 1996-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A deformity in which the knees are abnormally separated and the lower extremities are bowed inwardly.

OBS

The term "genu varum" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Déformation primitive ou secondaire, caractérisée par une angulation latérale interne de la jambe par rapport au fémur, de telle sorte que, talons joints, les faces internes des genoux restent séparées (par une distance d'autant plus grande que le genu varum est plus prononcé).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
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Record 2 1990-06-15

English

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

A localized growth disturbance of the medial portion of the upper tibial epiphyseal plate, resulting in a progressive bow leg (varus) deformity, characteristic of Blount's disease. From SALMU, 1983, p. 308.

French

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

Déformation de la diaphyse tibiale caractérisée par une incurvation à convexité externe, d'origine congénitale ou secondaire à un rachitisme ou à une maladie de Blount [...]

Spanish

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

Terme(s) formé(s) à partir de la source suivante : Diccionario Treminológico de Ciencias Médicas, 12 edición (2a reimpresión), Barcelona : Salvat, 1988.

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