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TENDON SUS-EPINEUX [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- supraspinatus tendon
1, record 1, English, supraspinatus%20tendon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tendinitis of the rotator cuff is the major cause of a painful shoulder. Of the tendons forming the rotator cuff, the supraspinatus tendon is most often affected, probably because of its repeated impingement between the acromion and humeral head as well as its reduced blood supply occurring with abduction of the arm. 2, record 1, English, - supraspinatus%20tendon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Musculus supraspinatus ... A muscle of the scapula that arises from the medial two thirds of the supraspinous fossa of the scapula and the supraspinous fascia. It is inserted onto the highest of three facets on the greater tubercle of the humerus ... it helps to initiate abduction of the arm and helps to steady the head of the humerous and to prevent downward sliding in the glenoid cavity ... 3, record 1, English, - supraspinatus%20tendon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tendon du sus-épineux
1, record 1, French, tendon%20du%20sus%2D%C3%A9pineux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tendon sus-épineux 2, record 1, French, tendon%20sus%2D%C3%A9pineux
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Entre l'acromion, en haut, et le pôle postérieur de la tête humérale existe un défilé où s'engage le tendon du sus-épineux dont le glissement est assuré par la grande bourse séreuse sous-acromio-deltoïdienne. 3, record 1, French, - tendon%20du%20sus%2D%C3%A9pineux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Muscle sus-épineux [...]. Muscle triangulaire du membre supérieur, situé dans la région postérieure de l'épaule. Il s'insère en dessous de l'épine de l'omoplate et se termine sur la face supérieure du trochiter. Action : élévation du bras. 4, record 1, French, - tendon%20du%20sus%2D%C3%A9pineux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-01-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Muscles and Tendons
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- supraspinous tendon
1, record 2, English, supraspinous%20tendon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- supraspinal tendon 2, record 2, English, supraspinal%20tendon
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
supraspinal: Situated over or above a spine. 3, record 2, English, - supraspinous%20tendon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Muscles et tendons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tendon sus-épineux
1, record 2, French, tendon%20sus%2D%C3%A9pineux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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