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Record 1 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Sudden exacerbation of pain elicited by forced forward elevation of the arm, diagnostic of rotator cuff tendinitis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
OBS

Douleur provoquée (ou exacerbée) par la flexion (élévation antérieure) forcée ou l'abduction du bras, caractéristique d'une tendinite du sus-épineux.

OBS

Terme proposé par le comité de sémiologie de l'appareil locomoteur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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