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RUGINE-RASPATOIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- periosteal elevator
1, record 1, English, periosteal%20elevator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- periosteum elevator 2, record 1, English, periosteum%20elevator
correct
- raspatory 3, record 1, English, raspatory
avoid
- rugine 3, record 1, English, rugine
avoid
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A blunt, flat instrument used during surgery for the separation of periosteum from underlying bone. 4, record 1, English, - periosteal%20elevator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Periosteal elevators [...] are used to strip portions of the membrane (periosteum) covering the exterior surface of a bone. Periosteal elevators are used for trauma, spinal and other bone and soft tissue procedures. They are well balanced equipment with enough hardness to maintain the sharp edges. In the oral surgery, they are used to separate the tooth or the bone from the fibrous surroundings. Periosteal elevator is also used to access the root and may also be used as a retractor. 3, record 1, English, - periosteal%20elevator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Classical authors describe elevators for tooth extraction and for raising depressed skull fractures ... In practice many English-language instrument catalogues interchange the terms "raspatory", "rugine" and "periosteal elevator" haphazardly, though "rugine" tends to be reserved for instruments of French design. ... Indeed, the French for "raspatory" is "rugine"; and to clarify English usage, either one term or the other should be discarded. Though most rugines and elevators function by means of a pushing-away motion, a pulling action is also possible, especially when a rasping edge is sharply concave ... . 5, record 1, English, - periosteal%20elevator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- élévateur à périoste
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A9rioste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- élévateur périostique 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20p%C3%A9riostique
correct, masculine noun
- rugine 3, record 1, French, rugine
correct, feminine noun
- rugine-raspatoire 4, record 1, French, rugine%2Draspatoire
correct, feminine noun
- rugine raspatoire 5, record 1, French, rugine%20raspatoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument de chirurgie constitué d'une plaque d'acier, droite ou courbe, montée sur un manche, et dont le bord tranchant permet de racler les os pour en détacher les insertions musculo-tendineuses et/ou le périoste. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A9rioste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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