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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free bone-patellar tendon-bone graft
1, record 1, English, free%20bone%2Dpatellar%20tendon%2Dbone%20graft
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- free bone-patellar tendon-bone transplant 2, record 1, English, free%20bone%2Dpatellar%20tendon%2Dbone%20transplant
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Twenty one patients having a chronic anterior instability sustained a modified Marshall-Mac Intosh procedure, while 15 having a subacute torn ACL had an ACL reconstruction using a free bone-patellar tendon-bone graft. 3, record 1, English, - free%20bone%2Dpatellar%20tendon%2Dbone%20graft
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
free graft. A graft transplanted without its normal attachments, or a pedicle, from one site to another. 4, record 1, English, - free%20bone%2Dpatellar%20tendon%2Dbone%20graft
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the past, graft was used to refer to the transfer of skin while transplant was used to refer to the transfer of an organ; today these terms are often used as synonyms. 2, record 1, English, - free%20bone%2Dpatellar%20tendon%2Dbone%20graft
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- greffe libre os-tendon rotulien-os
1, record 1, French, greffe%20libre%20os%2Dtendon%20rotulien%2Dos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- transplant libre os-tendon rotulien-os 2, record 1, French, transplant%20libre%20os%2Dtendon%20rotulien%2Dos
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
greffe libre os-tendon rotulien-os. Terme proposé par inférence aux termes «greffe os-tendon rotulien-os» et «greffe libre». 1, record 1, French, - greffe%20libre%20os%2Dtendon%20rotulien%2Dos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il y a quelques années, le terme greffe désignait le transfert d'un tissu (greffe de la peau) tandis que transplant était utilisé pour désigner le transfert d'un organe (transplant de rein); ces termes sont peu à peu devenus synonymes et aujourd'hui on dit couramment greffe du rein. 1, record 1, French, - greffe%20libre%20os%2Dtendon%20rotulien%2Dos
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Skin
- Surgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Blair-Brown graft
1, record 2, English, Blair%2DBrown%20graft
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- split-skin graft 1, record 2, English, split%2Dskin%20graft
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A free graft of skin consisting of the entire thickness of the epidermis and part of the thickness of the dermis. 1, record 2, English, - Blair%2DBrown%20graft
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Free skin grafts are two kinds : 1. whole skin graft... 2.-split-skin graft consisting of epidermis and a variable quantity of dermis. 2, record 2, English, - Blair%2DBrown%20graft
Record 2, Key term(s)
- split thickness skin graft
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil cutané
- Chirurgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- greffe de demi-épaisseur
1, record 2, French, greffe%20de%20demi%2D%C3%A9paisseur
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- greffe dermo-épidermique 2, record 2, French, greffe%20dermo%2D%C3%A9pidermique
correct, feminine noun
- greffe intermédiaire 3, record 2, French, greffe%20interm%C3%A9diaire
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Greffe de la peau consistant à prélever une couche mince de peau au dermatome. 4, record 2, French, - greffe%20de%20demi%2D%C3%A9paisseur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-09-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- modified Marshall-MacIntosh procedure 1, record 3, English, modified%20Marshall%2DMacIntosh%20procedure
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
twenty one patients having a chronic anterior instability sustained a modified Marshall-MacIntosh procedure, while 15 having a subacute torn ACL had an ACL reconstruction using a free bone-patellar tendon-bone graft. 1, record 3, English, - modified%20Marshall%2DMacIntosh%20procedure
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- intervention de Marshall-MacIntosh modifiée
1, record 3, French, intervention%20de%20Marshall%2DMacIntosh%20modifi%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- opération de Marshall-MacIntosh modifiée 2, record 3, French, op%C3%A9ration%20de%20Marshall%2DMacIntosh%20modifi%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vingt et un patients présentaient une laxité chronique opérée par intervention de Marshall MacIntosh modifiée, et 15 une laxité semi-récente opérée par transplant libre de tendon rotulien. 1, record 3, French, - intervention%20de%20Marshall%2DMacIntosh%20modifi%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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