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SIGNO PROTUBERANCIA INTERLINEA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-06-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bulge sign
1, record 1, English, bulge%20sign
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... small synovial knee effusion ... can be detected by eliciting the bulge sign. This test is performed with the knee extended and relaxed. The examiner strokes or compresses the medial aspect of the knee proximally and laterally with the palm of one hand to move the fluid from the area. The lateral aspect of the knee is then tapped or stroked, and a fluid wave or bulge is noted to appear medially .... 1, record 1, English, - bulge%20sign
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- signe du bombement
1, record 1, French, signe%20du%20bombement
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'épanchement mineur du genou peut être décelé par le signe du bombement. Le genou du sujet étant en extension, l'examinateur percute ou comprime, à l'aide de la paume de la main, la face fémoro-patellaire interne du genou pour en chasser le liquide. Il percute ensuite la face externe du genou et une onde liquidienne ou un bombement apparaît à la face interne. 2, record 1, French, - signe%20du%20bombement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme proposé par la comité de sémiologie de l'appareil locomoteur. 2, record 1, French, - signe%20du%20bombement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- signo de protuberancia a la interlínea
1, record 1, Spanish, signo%20de%20protuberancia%20a%20la%20interl%C3%ADnea
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- signo de derrame sinovial menor 1, record 1, Spanish, signo%20de%20derrame%20sinovial%20menor
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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