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BOW SIGN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bow tie appearance
1, record 1, English, bow%20tie%20appearance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bow tie sign 1, record 1, English, bow%20tie%20sign
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sign of a unilateral locked facet of the cervical spine, due to a flexion-rotation injury. On the lateral view the facet joints at the level of the injury rotate: while the vertebrae below the lesion are in true lateral projection, the vertebrae above are seen obliquely. This results in a bow tie appearance. 2, record 1, English, - bow%20tie%20appearance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- signe du nœud papillon
1, record 1, French, signe%20du%20n%26oelig%3Bud%20papillon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe observé dans une luxation cervicale avec accrochage unilatéral des facettes articulaires, résultant d'un traumatisme en hyperflexion associée à une rotation. Sur un cliché de profil, les facettes articulaires sont en rotation : alors que les vertèbres sous la lésion sont vues dans un profil strict, les vertèbres au-dessus de la lésion sont vues de trois quarts. Les masses latérales de la vertèbre luxée présentent alors un aspect en nœud de papillon. 2, record 1, French, - signe%20du%20n%26oelig%3Bud%20papillon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inverted Napoleon hat sign
1, record 2, English, inverted%20Napoleon%20hat%20sign
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- inverted gendarme’s cap 2, record 2, English, inverted%20gendarme%26rsquo%3Bs%20cap
correct
- bow-line of Brailsford 3, record 2, English, bow%2Dline%20of%20Brailsford
correct
- bow sign 4, record 2, English, bow%20sign
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sign of spondylolisthesis. The anterior edge of the last lumbar vertebral body may be markedly displaced forward and downward on the sacrum, producing the shadow of an inverted Napoleon's hat over the upper sacrum. [From EISER, 1984, p. 346.] 5, record 2, English, - inverted%20Napoleon%20hat%20sign
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vertèbre en chapeau de gendarme renversé
1, record 2, French, vert%C3%A8bre%20en%20chapeau%20de%20gendarme%20renvers%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- aspect du chapeau de gendarme renversé 2, record 2, French, aspect%20du%20chapeau%20de%20gendarme%20renvers%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- aspect du chapeau de Napoléon renversé 2, record 2, French, aspect%20du%20chapeau%20de%20Napol%C3%A9on%20renvers%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aspect très particulier que l'on observe sur un cliché de face exclusivement au niveau de la dernière vertèbre lombaire. Il ne correspond pas à une déformation anatomique, mais tient au fait que le corps de L5 est vu par sa face supérieure en raison soit d'un trouble statique (forte ensellure lombaire, sacrum basculé), soit d'un spondylolisthésis. [D'après TRIAR, 1974, vol. 3, p. 332.] 3, record 2, French, - vert%C3%A8bre%20en%20chapeau%20de%20gendarme%20renvers%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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