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HERNIATED DISK [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
- Physiotherapy
- Chiropractic
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- straight-leg raise test
1, record 1, English, straight%2Dleg%20raise%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- straight leg raise test 2, record 1, English, straight%20leg%20raise%20test%20
correct
- straight leg raising test 3, record 1, English, straight%20leg%20raising%20test
correct
- straight-leg-raising test 4, record 1, English, straight%2Dleg%2Draising%20test
correct
- SLR test 5, record 1, English, SLR%20test
correct
- Lasègue test 6, record 1, English, Las%C3%A8gue%20test%20
correct
- unilateral straight-leg raise test 7, record 1, English, unilateral%20straight%2Dleg%20raise%20test
correct
- unilateral SLR test 8, record 1, English, unilateral%20SLR%20test
correct
- test of Lasègue 9, record 1, English, test%20of%20Las%C3%A8gue
correct, less frequent
- Lasègue maneuver 10, record 1, English, Las%C3%A8gue%20maneuver
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test done during [a] physical examination to determine whether a patient with low back pain has an underlying herniated disk, often located at L5(fifth lumbar spinal nerve). 11, record 1, English, - straight%2Dleg%20raise%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When performing the straight leg raise test the patient is positioned supine in the absence of pillows. The clinician lifts the patient’s symptomatic leg by the posterior ankle while keeping the knee in a fully extended position. The clinician continues to lift the patient’s leg by flexing at the hip until pain is illicited or end range is reached. Neurologic pain which is reproduced in the leg and low back between 30-70 degrees of hip flexion is a positive result of lumbar disc herniation at the L4-S1 nerve roots. In order to make this test more specific, the ankle can be dorsiflexed and the cervical spine flexed. This increases the stretching of the nerve root and dura. 2, record 1, English, - straight%2Dleg%20raise%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
- Physiothérapie
- Chiropratique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- test d’élévation de la jambe tendue
1, record 1, French, test%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9l%C3%A9vation%20de%20la%20jambe%20tendue
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- test d’EJT 2, record 1, French, test%20d%26rsquo%3BEJT
correct, masculine noun
- test de Lasègue 3, record 1, French, test%20de%20Las%C3%A8gue
correct, masculine noun
- manœuvre de Lasègue 4, record 1, French, man%26oelig%3Buvre%20de%20Las%C3%A8gue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le test d’élévation de la jambe tendue est un signe essentiel de hernie discale. [Le patient est allongé sur le dos et l'opérateur soulève la jambe tendue.] Ainsi, le genou est en extension pendant toute la manœuvre et l’opérateur pratique une flexion de hanche sans abduction, adduction et sans rotation. Le pied est laissé libre. Il s’agit donc d’une limitation douloureuse de la flexion de hanche. [...] On peut affirmer qu’il existe chez le sujet de moins de 50 ans une hernie discale, si l’EJT est positif. Par contre si l’EJT est négatif, il peut exister une compression nerveuse (exemple : canal lombaire étroit). 3, record 1, French, - test%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9l%C3%A9vation%20de%20la%20jambe%20tendue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- disk herniation
1, record 2, English, disk%20herniation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- intervertebral disk herniation 1, record 2, English, intervertebral%20disk%20herniation
correct
- intervertebral disk protrusion 2, record 2, English, intervertebral%20disk%20protrusion
correct
- prolapse of intervertebral disk 2, record 2, English, prolapse%20of%20intervertebral%20disk
correct
- hernia of the nucleus pulposus 2, record 2, English, hernia%20of%20the%20nucleus%20pulposus
correct
- herniation of the nucleus pulposus 1, record 2, English, herniation%20of%20the%20nucleus%20pulposus
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prolapse of the nucleus pulposus of a ruptured intervertebral disk into the spiral canal. 1, record 2, English, - disk%20herniation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- herniated disk
- disc-herniation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hernie discale
1, record 2, French, hernie%20discale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- hernie du disque intervertébral 2, record 2, French, hernie%20du%20disque%20intervert%C3%A9bral
correct, feminine noun
- hernie nucléaire discale 3, record 2, French, hernie%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20discale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hernie du noyau gélatineux d'un disque intervertébral par rupture de son anneau fibreux. 3, record 2, French, - hernie%20discale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vértebras y médula
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- hernia discal
1, record 2, Spanish, hernia%20discal
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-11-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- intravenous contrast medium 1, record 3, English, intravenous%20contrast%20medium
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Intravenous contrast medium was particularly helpful when disk herniation and scarring were both present, by delineating the margins of a herniated disk and enhancing the entire substance of the scar. 2, record 3, English, - intravenous%20contrast%20medium
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- opacifiant intraveineux
1, record 3, French, opacifiant%20intraveineux
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intraveineux : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 3, French, - opacifiant%20intraveineux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-01-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- herniated disk
1, record 4, English, herniated%20disk
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- ruptured intervertebral disk 2, record 4, English, ruptured%20intervertebral%20disk
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An intervertebral disk protruding like a hernia. 2, record 4, English, - herniated%20disk
Record 4, Key term(s)
- herniated disc
- herniated spiral disk
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- disque intervertébral hernié
1, record 4, French, disque%20intervert%C3%A9bral%20herni%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- disque hernié 1, record 4, French, disque%20herni%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disque qui fait hernie. 1, record 4, French, - disque%20intervert%C3%A9bral%20herni%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-03-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- herniated lumbar disk
1, record 5, English, herniated%20lumbar%20disk
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- lumbar disk herniation 2, record 5, English, lumbar%20disk%20herniation
correct
- lumbar disk 1, record 5, English, lumbar%20disk
correct
- lumbar displacement 3, record 5, English, lumbar%20displacement
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Protrusion or herniating of the nucleus pulposus of the lumbar vertebral area, with or without radiculopathy. 1, record 5, English, - herniated%20lumbar%20disk
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hernie discale lombaire
1, record 5, French, hernie%20discale%20lombaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La hernie discale [...] comportera 2 grands types : la protrusion [...] et la hernie vraie [...] Les localisations préférentielles des hernies discales seront lombaires et entraîneront lombalgies aiguës, chroniques et lombosciatiques. 1, record 5, French, - hernie%20discale%20lombaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-03-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- thoraco-lumbar herniated disk 1, record 6, English, thoraco%2Dlumbar%20herniated%20disk
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- herniated thoraco-lumbar disk 2, record 6, English, herniated%20thoraco%2Dlumbar%20disk
proposal
- thoraco-lumbar disk displacement 3, record 6, English, thoraco%2Dlumbar%20disk%20displacement
- thoraco-lumbar disk herniation 2, record 6, English, thoraco%2Dlumbar%20disk%20herniation
proposal
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- hernie discale dorso-lombaire
1, record 6, French, hernie%20discale%20dorso%2Dlombaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hernies discales dorsales : De siège habituellement dorsal bas ou dorso-lombaire, les seules hernies discales entraînant des myélopathies importantes avec paraparésie et même paraplégie seront redevables d'une intervention chirurgicale [...] qui devra être la plus précoce possible. 1, record 6, French, - hernie%20discale%20dorso%2Dlombaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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