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ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT [6 records]

Record 1 2016-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

Surgical intervention is recommended in patients who present with a history and examination characteristics of impingement, an absence of findings that suggest shoulder or acromioclavicular joint arthritis or subtle instability...

Key term(s)
  • acromio-clavicular arthritis
  • acromio-clavicular joint arthritis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Os et articulations

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A projection showing an axial view of the acromioclavicular joint and the bicipital groove.

OBS

The patient is asked to flex his elbow, lean forward, and rest his forearm on the table with the hand supinated. The cassette is placed on the forearm and the central ray is directed vertically through the bicipital groove.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Incidence permettant d'obtenir une vue axiale de l'articulation acromio-claviculaire et de la gouttière bicipitale.

OBS

Le coude est fléchi à 90° et la face postérieure de l'avant-bras repose sur la table. La cassette est placée sur l'avant-bras, le rayon vertical descendant centré sur la gouttière bicipitale.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

The most common cause of an acromioclavicular(AC) joint separation is a fall on the shoulder. As the shoulder strikes the ground, the force from the fall pushes the scapula down. The collarbone, because it is attached to the rib cage, cannot move down enough to follow th motion of the scapula. Something has to give, and the ligaments around the acromioclavicular(AC) joint begin to tear-separating, or dislocating, the joint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A dislocation or separation of the acromioclavicular joint that results from a physical contact injury, such as those incurred while playing football.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
CONT

Les entorses et luxations acromio-claviculaires sont très fréquentes au judo, au rugby ou au football américain, à la suite de chutes sur le bras en abduction rétropulsion, lors de tractions brutales vers le bas ou lors de chocs directs sur le moignon de l'épaule.

CONT

La luxation acromio-claviculaire est secondaire à la rupture des ligaments acromio-claviculaires et coraco-claviculaires mais avec intégrité de la chape delto-trapézienne.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A dislocation or separation of the acromioclavicular joint that results from a physical contact injury, such as those incurred while playing football.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
CONT

La dislocation acromio-claviculaire, véritablement omo-claviculaire, est la conséquence de la rupture des ligaments acromio-claviculaires et coraco-claviculaires, aggravée par la déchirure de la chape delto-trapézienne due à l'ascension de l'extrémité distale de la clavicule devenue sous-cutanée. Il existe alors une instabilité globale de la ceinture scapulaire et une impotence fonctionnelle sévère du moignon de l'épaule qui justifie le traitement chirurgical.

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Subluxation of the glenohumeral joint(as opposed to the acromioclavicular joint).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Subluxation de l'articulation gléno-humérale (par opposition à l'articulation acromioclaviculaire).

Spanish

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