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LUMBAR SCOLIOSIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-03-11

English

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

Lumbar scoliosis is seen as a compensatory device when the pelvis is tilted laterally as, for instance, when the lower limbs are unequal in length, or when there is a fixed abduction or adduction deformity at one hip joint.

French

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

Scoliose présentant une convexité généralement gauche avec vertèbres limites entre D11 et L4, ainsi qu'une courbure de compensation dorsale mineure. Elle est parfois due à une inégalité de longueur des membres inférieurs.

Spanish

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