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SPONDYLOLISTHESIS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- listhesis
1, record 1, English, listhesis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A forward or backward displacement of one of the vertebra. 2, record 1, English, - listhesis
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spondylolisthesis
- retrolisthesis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- listhésis
1, record 1, French, listh%C3%A9sis
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glissement en avant ou en arrière d'une vertèbre. 1, record 1, French, - listh%C3%A9sis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-08-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spondylolisthesis
1, record 2, English, spondylolisthesis
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forward displacement of one vertebra over another, usually of the fifth lumbar over the body of the sacrum, or of the fourth lumbar over the fifth ... 1, record 2, English, - spondylolisthesis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The complete type of spondylolisthesis in which the body of L5 lies in front of the sacrum is called spondyloptosis. 2, record 2, English, - spondylolisthesis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spondylolisthésis
1, record 2, French, spondylolisth%C3%A9sis
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déplacement d'un corps vertébral en avant du corps vertébral sous-jacent, siégeant presque exclusivement au niveau des dernières lombaires : glissement de L5 en avant de S1 ou de L4 en avant de L5. [D'après TRIAR, 1974, vol. 3, pp. 307, 309]. 2, record 2, French, - spondylolisth%C3%A9sis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le glissement de L5 sur S1 résulte généralement d'une spondylolyse et celui de L4 et L4 d'une arthrose facettaire. Les autres causes son beaucoup plus rares : traumatismes, élongation et amincissement de l'isthme d'origine congénitale, résultant d'un trouble de la croissance, ou secondaires à des lésions ostéoporotique, ostéomalacique ou métastasique. 2, record 2, French, - spondylolisth%C3%A9sis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La spondyloptose est une variété très accentuée de spondylolisthésis. [D'après GAMED, 1989, p. 823.] 2, record 2, French, - spondylolisth%C3%A9sis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vértebras y médula
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- espondilolistesis
1, record 2, Spanish, espondilolistesis
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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