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BASE CONVEXA [1 record]

Record 1 2024-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A deformity of the occipital bone, which is bent forward by the spine ...

OBS

[It is] seen in osteitis deformans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Forme extrême de la platybasie crânienne dans laquelle l'angle basilaire, normalement égal à environ 163° et ouvert vers le haut (base du crâne concave en haut) s'inverse et devient ouvert vers le bas (base du crâne concave en bas donc convexe en haut).

OBS

La convexobasie s'observe surtout dans la maladie de Paget.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

Deformación de la base del cráneo observada en la enfermedad ósea de Paget : alrededor de la prominencia central, más resistente, la base del cráneo se hunde y, desde cóncava por arriba, se convierte en plana y después convexa.

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