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HEIGHT FRACTURE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bitumen and Bituminous Shales
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unfractured shale
1, record 1, English, unfractured%20shale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If sufficiently thick and relatively unfractured shale is present, it may act as a barrier not only to fracture height growth, but also to fluid movement. 2, record 1, English, - unfractured%20shale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation des schistes bitumineux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- schiste non fracturé
1, record 1, French, schiste%20non%20fractur%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- shale non fracturé 2, record 1, French, shale%20non%20fractur%C3%A9
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Que le schiste soit de nature métamorphique (en anglais «schist») ou de nature sédimentaire et argileuse (en anglais «shale»), il s'agit quand même de schiste, et le terme «shale» reste en français un emprunt inutile. 3, record 1, French, - schiste%20non%20fractur%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fragility fracture
1, record 2, English, fragility%20fracture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of pathologic fracture that occurs as a result of normal activities, such as a fall from standing height or less. 2, record 2, English, - fragility%20fracture
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A fragility fracture is a major risk factor for osteoporosis and future fractures. 3, record 2, English, - fragility%20fracture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fracture de fragilisation
1, record 2, French, fracture%20de%20fragilisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fracture survenant spontanément ou après un traumatisme mineur, p. ex. une chute de la position debout ou d’une hauteur moindre. 2, record 2, French, - fracture%20de%20fragilisation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quatre-vingts pour cent des femmes ménopausées qui subissent une fracture après 50 ans ont des fractures de fragilisation, ce qui constitue un risque considérable de fractures ultérieures allant au-delà de la baisse de la densité minérale osseuse. 3, record 2, French, - fracture%20de%20fragilisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-12-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- kyphoplasty
1, record 3, English, kyphoplasty
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Kyphoplasty is a newer treatment for patients immobilized by the painful vertebral body compression fractures associated with osteoporosis. Like vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that can alleviate up to 90% of the pain caused by compression fractures. In addition to relieving pain, kyphoplasty can also stabilize the fracture, restore height, and reduce deformity.... Kyphoplasty is performed under local or general anesthesia. Using image guidance x-rays, two small incisions are made and a probe is placed into the vertebral space where the fracture is located. The bone is drilled and a balloon, called a bone tamp, is inserted on each side. These balloons are then inflated with contrast medium(to be seen using image guidance x-rays) until they expand to the desired height and removed. The balloon does not remain in the patient. It simply creates a cavity for the cement and also helps expand the compressed bone. The spaces created by the balloons are then filled with PMMA [poly(methyl methacrylate) ], the same orthopaedic cement used in vertebroplasty, binding the fracture. The cement hardens quickly, providing strength and stability to the vertebra, restoring height, and relieving pain. 1, record 3, English, - kyphoplasty
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie orthopédique
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cyphoplastie
1, record 3, French, cyphoplastie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À la différence de la vertébroplastie, la cyphoplastie est caractérisée par l'utilisation de ballonnets avant l'injection de ciment. Les ballonnets sont insérés dégonflés dans la vertèbre à traiter. Les ballonnets sont ensuite gonflés avec un produit de contraste radio-opaque. Les ballonnets repoussent l'os spongieux fracturé sur les bords de la vertèbre tassée et créent ainsi une cavité au sein du corps vertébral. Un manomètre digital permet au radiologue de contrôler la pression interne des ballonnets. Lorsque la pression maximale est atteinte, une phase de maintien de la pression permet de créer la cavité, puis les ballonnets sont dégonflés et retirés. Un ciment acrylique visqueux PMMA [poly(méthacrylate de méthyle)] est alors injecté à basse pression dans la cavité. 1, record 3, French, - cyphoplastie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-07-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- wedge-shaped vertebra
1, record 4, English, wedge%2Dshaped%20vertebra
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- wedged vertebra 2, record 4, English, wedged%20vertebra
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vertebra having a short anterior vertical height as compared with its posterior measurement, and usually representing a compression fracture. 3, record 4, English, - wedge%2Dshaped%20vertebra
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term wedged vertebra refers to that condition in which only a single half of a vertebral body is present, a true hemivertebra. 2, record 4, English, - wedge%2Dshaped%20vertebra
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vertèbre cunéiforme
1, record 4, French, vert%C3%A8bre%20cun%C3%A9iforme
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- vertèbre en coin 1, record 4, French, vert%C3%A8bre%20en%20coin
correct, feminine noun
- vertèbre trapézoïdale 2, record 4, French, vert%C3%A8bre%20trap%C3%A9zo%C3%AFdale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vertèbre en coin, ou vertèbre cunéiforme, se présente sous la forme d'un triangle, soit de face, soit sur le cliché de profil, ou sous les deux incidences. Une vertèbre cunéiforme est habituellement le résultat d'une anomalie congénitale. Cependant, si une telle vertèbre cunéiforme visible sur le cliché de face impose le diagnostic d'hémivertèbre congénitale, le diagnostic d'une vertèbre cunéiforme sur un cliché de profil est parfois difficile; il y a des vertèbres cunéiformes par dystrophie de croissance; il y a des vertèbres cunéiformes d'origine traumatique; il existe des vertèbres en coin d'origine pottique ancienne. 3, record 4, French, - vert%C3%A8bre%20cun%C3%A9iforme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-10-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Oil Drilling
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- height of fracture 1, record 5, English, height%20of%20fracture
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source: Riva, Joseph P. Jr., World Petroleum Resources and Reserves, 1983, p. 70. 1, record 5, English, - height%20of%20fracture
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hauteur de la fracture
1, record 5, French, hauteur%20de%20la%20fracture
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-10-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Strength of Materials
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Plastic Materials
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- impact test
1, record 6, English, impact%20test
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- impact strength test 2, record 6, English, impact%20strength%20test
correct
- impact-resistance test 3, record 6, English, impact%2Dresistance%20test
- impact resistance test 4, record 6, English, impact%20resistance%20test
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Determination of the degree of resistance of a material to breaking by impact, under bending, tension, and torsion loads. 5, record 6, English, - impact%20test
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Impact test. ... The quantity measured is the energy absorbed in breaking the specimen by a single blow, as in the Charpy or Izod tests. 6, record 6, English, - impact%20test
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Impact tests.... The Charpy test and the Izod test each employ a pendulum, and the energy absorbed in fracture is obtained from the height to which the pendulum rises. 7, record 6, English, - impact%20test
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Résistance des matériaux
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Matières plastiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- essai de choc
1, record 6, French, essai%20de%20choc
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- essai de résilience 2, record 6, French, essai%20de%20r%C3%A9silience
correct, masculine noun
- essai au choc 3, record 6, French, essai%20au%20choc
masculine noun
- essai de résistance au choc 4, record 6, French, essai%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance%20au%20choc
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Essai utilisé pour étudier la résilience d'un matériau. 5, record 6, French, - essai%20de%20choc
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un essai de résilience a pour but de déterminer la ténacité d'un métal [ou autre matériau], c'est-à-dire sa résistance au choc. Celle-ci est mesurée par l'énergie nécessaire pour provoquer la rupture d'un échantillon. On appelle cette énergie de rupture la résilience. 6, record 6, French, - essai%20de%20choc
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'essai de résilience est généralement effectué avec le mouton-pendule de Charpy, constitué par une masse de poids déterminé, mobile autour d'un axe fixe; la barre à tester est calée horizontalement aux pieds de l'appareil, de sorte que la masse puisse la casser en tombant d'une certaine hauteur. 7, record 6, French, - essai%20de%20choc
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Resistencia de los materiales
- Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
- Materiales plásticos
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- ensayo al impacto
1, record 6, Spanish, ensayo%20al%20impacto
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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