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HEAD FEMUR [15 records]

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Record 1 2024-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Ball and socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum in the os coxae.

OBS

hip joint: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Articulation de type sphérique (rotule) entre la tête du fémur et la cavité cotyloïde de l'os iliaque.

OBS

articulation de la hanche : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

Losee's test... is similar to the jerk test, in that the limb is moved from flexion to extension. If the left knee is being tested, the examiner stands to the left of the patient, grasps the foot with his left hand, flexes the knee to about 40° and uses his abdomen as a fulcrum to apply a valgus stress to the knee. With his right hand he increases the valgus pressure, placing the fingers on the patella and the thumb behind the fibular head..., while simultaneously pulling the upper tibia forward. On subsequent extension, during which the lower leg may rotate inward, a lateral snapping will occur between the femur and tibia at about 20° if there is an anterior cruciate insufficiency with anterolateral rotatory instability...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 3 2016-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
caput femoris
Latin
A02.5.04.002
classification system code, see observation
DEF

The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone.

OBS

head of femur : term derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.5.04.002: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
caput femoris
Latin
A02.5.04.002
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Saillie arrondie de l'extrémité supérieure de l'os de la cuisse.

OBS

tête du fémur : terme dérivé de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.5.04.002 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The heavy column of bone connecting the head of the femur and the shaft.

Key term(s)
  • femur neck

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Partie rétrécie de l'extrémité supérieure du fémur, qui réunit la tête du fémur aux trochanters et au corps du fémur.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The deep socket situated at the junction of the ilium, ischium and pubis, in which the head of the femur fits and moves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Cavité profonde de l'os iliaque dans laquelle se loge la tête du fémur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
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Record 6 2012-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

In congenital dislocation, free up and down movement of the head of the femur occurring upon intermittent traction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Refoulement de bas en haut de la tête fémorale provoqué chez le nourrisson couché sur le dos, indiquant une laxité anormale de la capsule articulaire dans la luxation congénitale de la hanche.

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-02-20

English

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

The angle formed by a line drawn through the center of the long axis of the neck of the femur meeting a line drawn in the transverse axis of the condyles, when the bone is viewed from above, looking straight down through the head of the femur; used to illustrate the normal degree of anteversion about 12 of the neck of the femur, which may be increased or decreased in some diseases.

OBS

NOTE Several methods can be used to measure this angle e.g., Dunlap method, Magilligan method, Thazos method, Budin-Chandler method. Nowadays, this measurement is more easily obtained by computerized tomography.

French

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

Angle formé par l'intersection de l'axe du col du fémur et le plan bicondylien qui, en principe, est parallèle à la table d'examen et au bord inférieur du film. Il ne faut considérer comme franchement pathologique que les chiffres supérieurs à 25 °. Plus rarement, l'angle peut s'inverser, lorsque l'axe du col est oblique en dedans, en arrière et en haut : c'est alors la rétroversion du col du fémur.

OBS

Plusieurs méthodes permettent de mesurer cet angle. Exemples : méthode de Dunlap, méthode de Magilligan, méthode de Thazos, méthode de Budin et Chandler. De nos jours, cette mesure s'obtient plus facilement par la tomodensitométrie.

Spanish

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Record 8 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Deformity of the hip in which the angle formed by the axis of the head and neck of the femur and the axis of its shaft is materially decreased.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Déviation du membre inférieur en adduction et rotation interne, due à une dystrophie du col du fémur.

Spanish

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Record 9 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The cordlike ligament that passes from the lateral epicondyle of the femur to the head of the fibula.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Ligament cylindrique qui naît d'un tubercule du condyle externe du fémur, surcroise le tendon d'origine du muscle poplité et rejoint la tête du péroné.

OBS

ligament latéral externe : Ce terme appartient à l'ancienne nomenclature, selon la source d.

Spanish

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Record 10 2011-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A sign mainly observed in osteochondritis of the hip : a widening of the joint space between the head of the femur and the floor of the acetabulum, due to thickening of the teres ligament.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Signe observé notamment dans l'ostéochondrite de la hanche : élargissement de l'espace clair compris entre la tête fémorale et le fond de la cavité acétabulaire, dû à un épaississement du ligament rond.

Spanish

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Record 11 2008-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

One of two processes near the head of the femur the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter.

OBS

The second segment of the leg, between coxa and femur: often very small and easily overlooked.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Chacune des deux apophyses du fémur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

Nombre de dos eminencias óseas del fémur, donde se unen los músculos que hacen girar el muslo.

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Record 12 2000-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A click felt when the thigh is abducted in flexion, in congenital dislocation of the hip. It results from the sliding of the femoral head over the acetabular rim.

OBS

A click can also be felt when the head slips out of the acetabulum on the opposite maneuver.

OBS

In Ortolani's maneuver, as the [femoral] head slips [out of the acetabulum]..., an unmistakable "click of exit" is felt. If the pressure in the line of the femur is then relieved and the hip is abducted, the head slips back into the acetabulum, and another click, "the click of entry", is felt.

OBS

The term "Ortolani’s sign" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

Key term(s)
  • Ortolani click

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

L'examen clinique du nouveau-né apporte certains arguments en faveur d'une affection de la hanche. Le critère le plus fiable est le «signe du ressaut», palpable et parfois audible et visible. Tenant fermement les cuisses, le genou et la hanche fléchis à 90°, le ressaut de dehors en dedans (d'entrée) indique une hanche luxée qui se réduit tandis que le ressaut de dedans en dehors (de sortie) montre une hanche luxable.

OBS

Le terme «signe d'Ortolani» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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Record 13 1995-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Imaging
CONT

Only two dimensions of a three dimensional object are visible on plain roentgenograms. Therefore, on gross inspection of antero-posterior and lateral roentgenograms, a screw may project as being safely within the head of the femur even though penetration has occurred. This region may be referred to as a "blind zone".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imagerie médicale
CONT

L'ensemble des points situés à l'extérieur de la sphère (tête fémorale) dont les projections orthogonales se confondent avec celles des points situés à l'intérieur de la sphère constituent donc une zone "aveugle". A l'inverse, les points situés dans la sphère, trop près de la zone sous-chondrale, sont dans une zone dite "d'insécurité radiologique" puisqu'on peut les confondre avec les projections radiologiques des points situés à l'extérieur de la tête fémorale.

Spanish

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Record 14 1992-09-16

English

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

Flattening of the head and widening of the neck of the femur as seen in advanced Perthes disease. [From GBONE, 1980, p. 189. ]

French

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

Au stade de nécrose dans la maladie de Legg-Perthes-Calvé, on observe des modifications de la métaphyse s'accompagnant d'élargissement de la physe et un aspect en forme de massue du col fémoral. [D'après SIRHU, 1984, pp. 158, 159.]

Spanish

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Record 15 1983-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
OBS

the ligamentum teres [is] the ligament of the head of the femur [and] its narrow end is inserted into a pit in the femoral head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
OBS

le ligament rond (...) s'attache au fémur sur la moitié antéro-supérieure de la fossette du ligament rond.

Spanish

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