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ILIOFEMORAL TRIANGLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Bryant’s triangle
1, record 1, English, Bryant%26rsquo%3Bs%20triangle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- iliofemoral triangle 2, record 1, English, iliofemoral%20triangle
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The triangle marked on the skin of a supine patient by dropping a vertical line from the anterior superior iliac spine to a horizontal directed cranially from the upper margin of the greater trochanter. It is used to detect, clinically, a shortening of the femoral neck. 3, record 1, English, - Bryant%26rsquo%3Bs%20triangle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- triangle de Bryant
1, record 1, French, triangle%20de%20Bryant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Triangle formé par une ligne qui unit le grand trochanter à l'épine iliaque antéro-supérieure (et qui en constitue l'hypoténuse), par une ligne verticale descendant de l'épine iliaque antéro-supérieure vers le plan du lit, le sujet étant en décubitus dorsal, et par une ligne horizontale passant par le sommet du grand trochanter. Normalement isocèle, ce triangle change de forme dans les fractures ou luxations de la hanche avec déplacement du grand trochanter. 1, record 1, French, - triangle%20de%20Bryant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- triángulo de Bryant
1, record 1, Spanish, tri%C3%A1ngulo%20de%20Bryant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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