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IMPACTION FRACTURE [2 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 2010-02-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pilon fracture
1, record 2, English, pilon%20fracture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comminuted intraarticular fracture of the distal tibia with a long oblique component, secondary to axial loading and impaction of the talus into the tibial plafond. 1, record 2, English, - pilon%20fracture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fracture du pilon tibial
1, record 2, French, fracture%20du%20pilon%20tibial
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 intra-articulaire de l'extrémité distale du tibia, le plus souvent secondaire à une chute verticale ou à une décélération. [D'après EMSQU, 31030, C10, 1980, p. 4.] 2, record 2, French, - fracture%20du%20pilon%20tibial
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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