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COQUE JAMBE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Orthoses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calf shell 1, record 1, English, calf%20shell
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Orthèses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coque de la jambe
1, record 1, French, coque%20de%20la%20jambe
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coque : En orthétique, embrasse circulaire moulée et rigide, sans fermetures, faite de plâtre ou de matière plastique, immobilisant un membre ou une partie d’un membre inférieur ou supérieur. 1, record 1, French, - coque%20de%20la%20jambe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-05-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Orthoses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heel cup 1, record 2, English, heel%20cup
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A short-leg cylinder cast with ankle hinges and heel cup is used for incompletely healed tibial and fibular fractures that require more time to achieve further consolidation. The principal benefit of this cast is that it permits early knee and ankle motion. 1, record 2, English, - heel%20cup
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Orthèses
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coque talonnière
1, record 2, French, coque%20talonni%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le plâtre de Sarmiento [...] réalise une guêtre étroitement moulée au relief de la jambe [...] Son extrémité inférieure s’arrête en sus-malléolaire et est échancrée au niveau de l'Achille et en avant pour permettre les mouvements de flexion-extension de la tibio-tarsienne. Elle est prolongée par une coque talonnière en thermoplastique à laquelle elle est solidarisée par deux tiges flexibles dans le sens antéro-postérieur, et qui absorbe les forces verticales. 1, record 2, French, - coque%20talonni%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-05-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Orthoses
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- short-leg cylinder cast 1, record 3, English, short%2Dleg%20cylinder%20cast
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A short-leg cylinder cast with ankle hinges and heel cup is used for incompletely healed tibial and fibular fractures that require more time to achieve further consolidation. The principal benefit of this cast is that it permits early knee and ankle motion. 1, record 3, English, - short%2Dleg%20cylinder%20cast
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Orthèses
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- guêtre plâtrée
1, record 3, French, gu%C3%AAtre%20pl%C3%A2tr%C3%A9e
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le plâtre de Sarmiento [...] réalise une guêtre étroitement moulée au relief de la jambe [...] Son extrémité inférieure s’arrête en sus-malléolaire et est échancrée au niveau de l'Achille et en avant pour permettre les mouvements de flexion-extension de la tibio-tarsienne. Elle est prolongée par une coque talonnière en thermoplastique à laquelle elle est solidarisée par deux tiges flexibles dans le sens antéro-postérieur, et qui absorbe les forces verticales. 2, record 3, French, - gu%C3%AAtre%20pl%C3%A2tr%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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