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POSICION CIFOTICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- postural kyphosis
1, record 1, English, postural%20kyphosis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In young persons, elimination of postural kyphosis may be observed with the patient lying in the prone position ... [and then] hyperextending the spine, or with the patient standing with the shoulders back. In older adults with postural kyphosis correction may not be possible. In addition, a postural kyphosis tends to cause a smooth symmetrical forward curve of the spine with forward bending. 1, record 1, English, - postural%20kyphosis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attitude en cyphose
1, record 1, French, attitude%20en%20cyphose
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- attitude cyphotique 2, record 1, French, attitude%20cyphotique
correct, feminine noun
- attitude antalgique en antéroflexion 3, record 1, French, attitude%20antalgique%20en%20ant%C3%A9roflexion
correct, feminine noun
- position antalgique en cyphose 3, record 1, French, position%20antalgique%20en%20cyphose
correct, feminine noun
- position antalgique en flexion antérieure 3, record 1, French, position%20antalgique%20en%20flexion%20ant%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
- attitude antalgique en cyphose lombaire 3, record 1, French, attitude%20antalgique%20en%20cyphose%20lombaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] déviation rachidienne [...] dans le plan antéro-postérieur [...] [réalisant] une angulation basse lombo-sacrée à court rayon [et] portant en avant l'ensemble du tronc. 1, record 1, French, - attitude%20en%20cyphose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les attitudes cyphotiques [...] sont parfaitement réductibles chez l'enfant et l'adolescent; elles risquent de s'enraidir chez l'adulte. 2, record 1, French, - attitude%20en%20cyphose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- posición en cifosis
1, record 1, Spanish, posici%C3%B3n%20en%20cifosis
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- posición cifótica 1, record 1, Spanish, posici%C3%B3n%20cif%C3%B3tica
feminine noun
- cifosis postural 1, record 1, Spanish, cifosis%20postural
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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