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SCOTTY DOG SIGN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scotty dog sign
1, record 1, English, scotty%20dog%20sign
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- scotty dog appearance 2, record 1, English, scotty%20dog%20appearance
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sign of defective ossification in the pars interarticularis of a vertebra (spondylolysis). On oblique views of the lumbar spine, the appearance of the posterior elements has been likened to that of a scotty dog. The pedicle and transverse process form the eye and nose; the superior and inferior articular processes form the ear and leg; and the pars interarticularis forms the neck. A defect in the pars interarticularis thus appears as a collar around the neck of the scotty dog. [From MESRO, 1984, vol. 3., pp. 21, 26 and EISER, 1984, p. 372.] 3, record 1, English, - scotty%20dog%20sign
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is now believed that the majority of these lesions are attributable to stress fractures of one or both sides of the neural arch through the relatively weak pars interarticularis. 4, record 1, English, - scotty%20dog%20sign
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- image du petit chien à collier
1, record 1, French, image%20du%20petit%20chien%20%C3%A0%20collier
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- image du petit chien décapité 2, record 1, French, image%20du%20petit%20chien%20d%C3%A9capit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image de spondylolyse isthmique, c'est-à-dire d'insuffisance d'ossification de l'isthme vertébral, visible sur les clichés de trois quarts. Cette zone mal ossifiée est responsable du «collier» du petit chien de Lachapèle. [D'après WACKV, 1983, p. 135.] 3, record 1, French, - image%20du%20petit%20chien%20%C3%A0%20collier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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