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DINNER-FORK DEFORMITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Bones and Joints
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- silver-fork deformity
1, record 1, English, silver%2Dfork%20deformity
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- silver fork deformity 2, record 1, English, silver%20fork%20deformity
correct
- dinner-fork deformity 3, record 1, English, dinner%2Dfork%20deformity
correct, Great Britain
- Velpeau’s deformity 4, record 1, English, Velpeau%26rsquo%3Bs%20deformity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The peculiar deformity seen in Colles’ fractures, due to dorsal displacement of the distal radial fragment. 5, record 1, English, - silver%2Dfork%20deformity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... so named because the relationship between the forearm and the wrist assumes the shape of a dinner fork. 4, record 1, English, - silver%2Dfork%20deformity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
silver-fork deformity: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 6, record 1, English, - silver%2Dfork%20deformity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Os et articulations
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déformation en dos de fourchette
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9formation%20en%20dos%20de%20fourchette
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dos de fourchette 2, record 1, French, dos%20de%20fourchette
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déformation du poignet observée lors des fractures de l'extrémité inférieure du radius, type Pouteau-Colles, et due au déplacement en arrière du fragment inférieur fracturé. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9formation%20en%20dos%20de%20fourchette
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec la «déformation en ventre de fourchette», qui constitue une entité clinique bien distincte. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9formation%20en%20dos%20de%20fourchette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Huesos y articulaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dorso de tenedor
1, record 1, Spanish, dorso%20de%20tenedor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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