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TEARDROP FRACTURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- teardrop fracture
1, record 1, English, teardrop%20fracture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comminuted vertebral body fracture with a displaced anterior fragment. It is caused by an axial compression force with flexion of the mid-cervical spine. The same term sometimes is applied to an extension injury. It implies possible instability with posterior displacement of the vertebral body producing spinal cord damage. 1, record 1, English, - teardrop%20fracture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A few authors have considered the flexion teardrop fracture and the burst fracture (caused by vertical compression) to be the same entity; however, the majority have recognized that their mechanisms of injury and pathophysiology differ, that their roentgen appearances, while sometimes similar, are distinctive, and that there is a significant difference between their neurologic complications. 2, record 1, English, - teardrop%20fracture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fracture en larme
1, record 1, French, fracture%20en%20larme
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fracture tear-drop 2, record 1, French, fracture%20tear%2Ddrop
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fracture comminutive, caractéristique des traumatismes cervicaux, avec luxation postérieure du corps vertébral, résultant d'un mécanisme de compression verticale associée à une hyperflexion. Un fragment antérieur est repoussé en avant, prenant l'aspect d'une larme. [D'après EMAPP, 15825, A10, 1987, pp. 3, 4.] 1, record 1, French, - fracture%20en%20larme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les fractures corporéales comminutives résultant aussi d'un mécanisme de compression verticale, certains considèrent que ces fractures doivent être décrites comme une variante des fractures en larme. En fait, il faut les en distinguer sur la base de mécanismes différents et sur leur aspect radiologique dissemblable. [D'après EMAPP, 15825, A10, 1987, p. 7.] 1, record 1, French, - fracture%20en%20larme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
source d : EMAPP, 15825, A10, 1987, p. 3. 1, record 1, French, - fracture%20en%20larme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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