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METATARSO [6 records]

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Record 1 2018-04-13

English

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

A test performed by compressing the metatarsal bones together, which elicits pain between metatarsal heads in the presence of synovitis.

OBS

Pain may also be elicited by a Morton's neuroma or other painful conditions.

French

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

Manœuvre qui consiste à comprimer transversalement l'arche métatarsienne et qui, dans la métatarsalgie de Morton, réveille la douleur au foyer du névrome.

OBS

Provoque aussi une douleur en cas de synovite métatarso-phalangienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 2 2017-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The prominent part of the sole of the human foot between the base of the toes and the arch or instep.

CONT

The metatarsals articulate with the proximal phalanges of the toes, and the enlarged head of the first metatarsal forms the ball of the foot ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

À l'extrémité distale, à l'endroit où les métatarsiens s'articulent avec les phalanges proximales des orteils, la large tête du premier métatarsien forme l'«éminence métatarsienne».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
CONT

La metatarsalgia es un término general que se utiliza para denotar una condición dolorosa del pie en la región del metatarso del pie(el área justo antes de los dedos de los pies, más comúnmente conocida como la bola del pie).

Key term(s)
  • planta
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Record 3 2016-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The group of bones [in the hind legs of quadrupeds] lying between the tarsus ... and the phalanges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Partie du squelette [des pattes postérieures des quadrupèdes] formée par les cinq os métatarsiens, comprise entre le tarse et les premières phalanges [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

Parte del quiridio correspondiente al metápodo, en las extremidades posteriores de los tetrápodos.

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Record 4 2011-05-24

English

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

Permanent flattening of the transverse arch of the foot, with excessive weight-bearing pressure beneath the metatarsal heads leading to the formation of callosities. In most cases the primary cause is inefficiency of the intrinsic muscles of the foot.

French

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

Affaissement de l'arche transversale antérieure du pied provoquant une hyperpression des têtes métatarsiennes moyennes. Il est le plus souvent lié à l'association d'un «pied fragile» (hyperlaxité ligamentaire et pied ancestral) et d'une chaussure mal adaptée. Il est responsable de l'apparition de durillons plantaires douloureux, d'un avant-pied rond, de luxations pathologiques des orteils moyens, rendant l'avant-pied plat irréductible, et d'un névrome plantaire par compression nerveuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 5 1998-03-03

English

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

An adduction deformity of the forefoot in relation to the hind foot.

OBS

The two terms, metatarsus adductus and metatarsus varus, are used interchangeably to describe essentially the same condition. The purist would differentiate between the two by stating that in the metatarsus adductus there is no supination of the forefoot and that in the varus deformity, supination is present. Yet, clinically, the metatarsus varus appears to be nothing more than a more severe type of adduction deformity of the metatarsals.

OBS

The term "metatarsus adductus" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

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

Déformation de l'avant-pied en adduction par rapport à l'arrière-pied.

OBS

Le terme «pes adductus» a été privilégié par le Comité des sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 6 1990-06-20

English

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

There are 3 common causes for toeing-in. Metatarsus adductus consists in adduction of the forefoot with no deformity of the hindfoot. ... The second most common cause of pigeon toe is inward tibial torsion. ... The third cause of pigeon toe is inward femoral torsion.

OBS

The term "intoeing" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

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

[...] déviation prononcée des orteils [...] par en dedans [...]. Les causes sont multiples : metatarsus adductus ou varus, torsion interne du tibia, torsion interne du fémur ou raccourcissement des muscles rotateurs internes de la hanche.

OBS

Le terme "marche pointe des pieds en dedans" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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