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INCIDENCE HEINIG [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Heinig projection
1, record 1, English, Heinig%20projection
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Heinig view 2, record 1, English, Heinig%20view
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A position used for the visualization of the sternoclavicular joint. 3, record 1, English, - Heinig%20projection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The patient is in the supine position with the shoulder closest to the x-ray tube abducted. The central ray is centered at the sternoclavicular joint and directed along the axis of the clavicle. On the normal Heinig projection the medial end of the clavicle closest to the film is projected through the manubrium, and the medial end of the clavicle closest to the tube is in direct alignment with the top of the manubrium. In the presence of a dislocation the medial end of the affected clavicle is then displaced either anterior or posterior to the manubrium. 3, record 1, English, - Heinig%20projection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- incidence de Heinig
1, record 1, French, incidence%20de%20Heinig
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incidence permettant de déceler une luxation de l'articulation sterno-claviculaire. 1, record 1, French, - incidence%20de%20Heinig
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le malade est en décubitus dorsal, le bras opposé au tube le long du corps, la cassette contre l'épaule, et le bras situé du côté du tube relevé au-dessus de la tête. Le tube est à 75 cm, le rayon est oblique selon le grand axe de la clavicule côté cassette. 1, record 1, French, - incidence%20de%20Heinig
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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