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ACETABULOPLASTY [2 records]

Record 1 2007-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthopedic Surgery
DEF

The surgical reorientation of the acetabulum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie orthopédique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía ortopédica
DEF

Reparación plástica del acetábulo, que tiene por objeto su ampliación, especialmente del techo del mismo, para mejorar la cobertura de la cabeza femoral que se aloja en él.

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Record 2 2000-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

Acetabular development in the infant's dislocated hips... The prereduction acetabular index proved a much more reliable predictor of the need for later acetabuloplasty. Sixty percent of those with an acetabular index greater than 37 degrees required later pelvic surgery, compared with 17% of those with a prereduction index less than 30 degrees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)

Spanish

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