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ANGULATED FRACTURE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A fracture in which the fragments are not in alignment.

OBS

A fracture may be undisplaced, or it may be displaced, in which case, the fracture fragments may be displaced in one or more of the six following ways :(1) shifted sideways;(2) angulated;(3) rotated;(4) distracted;(5) overriding;(6) impacted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Fractures déplacées : le déplacement se fait par angulation-ascension-translation-rotation (le plus souvent externe) du fragment distal (par convention).

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)

Spanish

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