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FRACTURE WITHOUT DISPLACEMENT [2 records]

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Record 1 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Shear fractures of the spine are identified by the presence of translational displacement without evidence of rotation, of a wedge fracture, or of angular displacement to suggest flexion. These fractures are unstable, and neurological deficit is common. [From WORTH, 1986, p. 325. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

La fracture par cisaillement et la fracture par rotation du rachis constituent les fractures les plus instables et comportent le plus grand risque médullaire. [D'après EMSQU, 31038, A10, 1987, p. 36.]

OBS

source c : EMSQU, 31038, A10, 1987, p. 36.

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations

Spanish

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