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EPAULE BALLANTE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
CONT

Flail arm. After injuries to the brachial plexus or poliomyelitis, the arm may hang limply at the side with the flexed palm facing backward, as the English say, "like a policeman taking a tip".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)

Spanish

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