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EPIPHYSIOLYSE FEMORALE SUPERIEURE [3 records]

Record 1 2011-05-30

English

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

A sign of slipped epiphysis. In a normal hip the posterior acetabular margin cuts across the medial corner of the upper femoral metaphysis; with slipping the entire metaphysis is lateral to the posterior acetabular margin.

French

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

Signe d’épiphysiolyse. Dans la hanche normale, le bord postérieur du cotyle coupe la partie interne de la métaphyse fémorale supérieure; en cas d’épiphysiolyse, la métaphyse est complètement sortie du cotyle.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition of the hip joint that affects children. In SCFE, the head, or "ball," of the thigh bone (referred to as the femoral head) slips off the neck of the thigh bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

[...] glissement aigu ou progressif du noyau épiphysaire fémoral supérieur sur la métaphyse à travers le cartilage de conjugaison cervico-céphalique pathologique.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Removal from the normal location or position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
CONT

L'épiphysiolyse fémorale supérieure(EFS) se définit comme le déplacement non traumatique de la calotte épiphysaire et du col fémoral l'un par rapport à l'autre.

CONT

Déplacement d’un organe (qui a accidentellement quitté sa position normale).

Spanish

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