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APLEYS DISTRACTION TEST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-06-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- distraction test
1, record 1, English, distraction%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Apley's distraction test 2, record 1, English, Apley%27s%20distraction%20test
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test for ligamentous damage: with the patient lying prone and the knee flexed to 90 degrees, the examiner places his knee of the patient's posterior thigh while applying an upward distractive force on the foot. Pain from rotating the tibia internally and externally on the femur suggests ligament damage. 2, record 1, English, - distraction%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- test d'Apley à la distension ligamentaire
1, record 1, French, test%20d%27Apley%20%C3%A0%20la%20distension%20ligamentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sur le sujet en décubitus ventral, la jambe fléchie à 90° sur la cuisse maintenue fermement contre la table, on exerce une traction verticale vers le haut en empaumant l'extrémité inférieure de la jambe de la main gauche (distension ligamentaire), et, de la main droite, on provoque des mouvements de rotation interne et externe sur le pied : la rotation externe interroge la douleur du ligament latéral interne et inversement. 1, record 1, French, - test%20d%27Apley%20%C3%A0%20la%20distension%20ligamentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Apley" s'écrit avec un seul "p", contrairement à ce que l'on trouve dans la littérature française. 2, record 1, French, - test%20d%27Apley%20%C3%A0%20la%20distension%20ligamentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- prueba de Apley de la distensión de ligamentos
1, record 1, Spanish, prueba%20de%20Apley%20de%20la%20distensi%C3%B3n%20de%20ligamentos
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- prueba de la distracción de los ligamentos laterales 1, record 1, Spanish, prueba%20de%20la%20distracci%C3%B3n%20de%20los%20ligamentos%20laterales
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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