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METACARPAL SIGN [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Albright's sign
1, record 1, English, Albright%27s%20sign
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- knuckle, knuckle, dimple, knuckle sign 2, record 1, English, knuckle%2C%20knuckle%2C%20dimple%2C%20knuckle%20sign
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Radiologic evaluation for jaw cysts, calcification of the falx cerebri(a nearly pathognomic sign), and skeletal abnormalities such as bifid or deformed ribs, bridging of the sella turcica, kyphoscoliosis, pectus excavatum, or a short fourth metacarpal(Albright's sign) can help confirm the diagnosis. 1, record 1, English, - Albright%27s%20sign
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When the patient makes a fist, the dentist counts the knuckles, beginning with the index finger, and observes, "knuckle, knuckle, dimple, knuckle." 3, record 1, English, - Albright%27s%20sign
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bradymétacarpie du quatrième métacarpien
1, record 1, French, bradym%C3%A9tacarpie%20du%20quatri%C3%A8me%20m%C3%A9tacarpien
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-02-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- metacarpal sign
1, record 2, English, metacarpal%20sign
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An accessory sign of gonadal dysgenesis. This sign is positive if a line tangent to the distal ends of the heads of the fourth and fifth metacarpals extends through the head of the third metacarpal. 1, record 2, English, - metacarpal%20sign
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- signe métacarpien d'Archibald
1, record 2, French, signe%20m%C3%A9tacarpien%20d%27Archibald
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe permettant d'évaluer le raccourcissement du quatrième métacarpien. Une ligne tangente aux têtes des 5e et 4e métacarpiens doit passer en avant de celle du 3e. Dans le cas contraire, le signe métacarpien d'Archibald est positif et évoque en premier lieu le syndrome de Turner. [D'après EMSQU, 30320, A10, s.d., p. 3.] 2, record 2, French, - signe%20m%C3%A9tacarpien%20d%27Archibald
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- positive navicular fat stripe sign
1, record 3, English, positive%20navicular%20fat%20stripe%20sign
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sign of traumatic wrist injuries(fracture of the naviculum, the radial styloid process, or the first metacarpal) with obliteration or displacement of the navicular fat stripe, i. e. the radiolucent stripe parallel to the lateral surface of the navicular bone. 1, record 3, English, - positive%20navicular%20fat%20stripe%20sign
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- signe de la ligne graisseuse parascaphoïdienne
1, record 3, French, signe%20de%20la%20ligne%20graisseuse%20parascapho%C3%AFdienne
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe d'un traumatisme du poignet (fracture du scaphoïde, de l'apophyse styloïde du radius, ou du premier métacarpien) caractérisé par la disparition ou le déplacement de la ligne graisseuse radiotransparente, parallèle à la face externe du scaphoïde. 1, record 3, French, - signe%20de%20la%20ligne%20graisseuse%20parascapho%C3%AFdienne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- phalangeal sign
1, record 4, English, phalangeal%20sign
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sign of gonadal dysgenesis. In normal subjects, the total length of the distal and proximal phalanges of the fourth finger equals the length of the fourth metacarpal, the standard deviation being 2 mm. In patients with gonadal dysgenesis, the total length of the distal and proximal phalanges exceeds by 3 mm or more the length of the fourth metacarpal. [From EISER, 1984, p. 362. ] 2, record 4, English, - phalangeal%20sign
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- signe phalangien
1, record 4, French, signe%20phalangien
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe de dysgénésie gonadique. Chez les sujets normaux, la somme des longueurs des phalanges distale et proximale de l'annulaire est égale à la longueur du quatrième métacarpien, 2 mm. En cas de dysgénésie gonadique, le résultat dépasse d'au moins 3 mm la longueur du quatrième métacarpien. 1, record 4, French, - signe%20phalangien
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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