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IMPACTED FRACTURE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- Bones and Joints
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- impacted fracture
1, record 1, English, impacted%20fracture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- impaction fracture 2, record 1, English, impaction%20fracture
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a fracture in which bone fragments have been driven into each other. 3, record 1, English, - impacted%20fracture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Os et articulations
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fracture engrenée
1, record 1, French, fracture%20engren%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est une fracture fermée qui apparaît lorsqu'une pression est appliquée aux deux extrémités du même os, entraînant une division en deux fragments qui rentrent l'un dans l'autre. 1, record 1, French, - fracture%20engren%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- displaced fracture
1, record 2, English, displaced%20fracture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fracture in which the fragments are not in alignment. 2, record 2, English, - displaced%20fracture
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fracture may be undisplaced, or it may be displaced, in which case, the fracture fragments may be displaced in one or more of the six following ways :(1) shifted sideways;(2) angulated;(3) rotated;(4) distracted;(5) overriding;(6) impacted. 3, record 2, English, - displaced%20fracture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fracture déplacée
1, record 2, French, fracture%20d%C3%A9plac%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fractures déplacées : le déplacement se fait par angulation-ascension-translation-rotation (le plus souvent externe) du fragment distal (par convention). 2, record 2, French, - fracture%20d%C3%A9plac%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- trough line
1, record 3, English, trough%20line
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dense line roughly paralleling the articular surface of the humerus, which corresponds to the impacted fracture seen in posteriorly dislocated shoulders on frontal radiographs. [From WORTH, 1986, p. 263. ] 2, record 3, English, - trough%20line
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ligne dense de la tête humérale
1, record 3, French, ligne%20dense%20de%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20hum%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne dense verticale au tiers interne de la tête humérale témoignant d'un trait de fracture par enfoncement, observée dans la luxation postérieure de l'épaule sur un cliché de face. [D'après TRIOS, 1983, p. 19.] 2, record 3, French, - ligne%20dense%20de%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20hum%C3%A9rale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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