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ANTERIOR WEDGE FRACTURE [1 record]

Record 1 1996-04-03

English

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

Anterior compression fracture of any vertebra occurring when the spine is in the flexed position; most common in the dorsal spine. [From BORTH, 1990, p. 10 and SALMU, 1983, p. 513.]

French

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

Fracture de la partie antérieure des corps vertébraux provoquée par une compression verticale associée à une hyperflexion. [D'après EMAPP, 15825A10, 1987, p. 3 et EMSQU, 31525A10, 1976, p. 3.]

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