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FRAGMENT OS [14 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
- Bones and Joints
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sequestrum
1, record 1, English, sequestrum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sequester 2, record 1, English, sequester
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fragment of necrotic tissue that has become separated from the surrounding tissue. 2, record 1, English, - sequestrum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
- Os et articulations
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- séquestre
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9questre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fragment osseux nécrosé et détaché du reste de l'os, à l'intérieur d’un foyer pathologique. 2, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9questre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiografía (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
- Huesos y articulaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- secuestro
1, record 1, Spanish, secuestro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sequestrectomy
1, record 2, English, sequestrectomy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sequestrotomy 1, record 2, English, sequestrotomy
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excision of a necrosed piece of bone. 1, record 2, English, - sequestrectomy
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sequestrum: a fragment of a necrosed bone. 1, record 2, English, - sequestrectomy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- séquestrectomie
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9questrectomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- séquestrotomie 1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9questrotomie
see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ablation d’un fragment osseux nécrosé, détaché du reste de l'os, à l'intérieur d’un foyer pathologique osseux. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9questrectomie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
séquestrotomie : terme considéré impropre. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9questrectomie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- compression fracture
1, record 3, English, compression%20fracture
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- compressed fracture 2, record 3, English, compressed%20fracture
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fracture in which one fragment of bone is driven into an apposing fragment, characteristically involving vertebral bodies. 3, record 3, English, - compression%20fracture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fracture par tassement
1, record 3, French, fracture%20par%20tassement
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fracture-tassement 2, record 3, French, fracture%2Dtassement
correct, feminine noun
- fracture par compression 2, record 3, French, fracture%20par%20compression
correct, feminine noun
- fracture-compression 2, record 3, French, fracture%2Dcompression
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fracture dans laquelle un fragment osseux est télescopé dans le fragment opposé. Ce type de fracture se rencontre notamment sur les os courts(os du carpe et du tarse, mais surtout corps vertébraux) et sur les épiphyses des os longs. 3, record 3, French, - fracture%20par%20tassement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-07-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Bennett's fracture
1, record 4, English, Bennett%27s%20fracture
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Bennett fracture 2, record 4, English, Bennett%20fracture
correct
- Bennett's fracture-dislocation 3, record 4, English, Bennett%27s%20fracture%2Ddislocation
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intraarticular avulsion fracture subluxation of the base of the first metacarpal. The fracture produces a small volar lip fragment that remains attached to the trapezium and trapezoid by means of the strong volar oblique ligament while the shaft fragment is displaced by proximal muscle pull. 2, record 4, English, - Bennett%27s%20fracture
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fracture de Bennett
1, record 4, French, fracture%20de%20Bennett
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- fracture-luxation de Bennett 2, record 4, French, fracture%2Dluxation%20de%20Bennett
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fracture intra-articulaire de la base du premier métacarpien, détachant un fragment palmaire qui garde ses connexions avec le trapèze par le puissant ligament postéro-interne, alors que l'os se subluxe en haut et en dehors sous l'action du muscle long abducteur du pouce. 3, record 4, French, - fracture%20de%20Bennett
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-08-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- chisel
1, record 5, English, chisel
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument designed to cut and shape solid materials and hard tissues such as tooth and bone with a beveled cutting edge on one side. 2, record 5, English, - chisel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These instruments typically consist of a manual, handheld device with a flat blade with the cutting edge at the working end; chisels may be conformed with or attached to a handle. Chisels are used mainly in clinical settings to cut and contour bones in surgical (e.g., middle ear, orthopedic), dental, and postmortem (e.g., autopsy) procedures. 2, record 5, English, - chisel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
An instrument modeled after a carpenter's chisel intended for cutting or cleaving hard tissue. The cutting edge is beveled on one side only; the shank may be straight or angled. 3, record 5, English, - chisel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
In all probability, chisels and gouges, derived from carpenters' and masons' tools, were utilized to amputate hands and feet as a legal punishment ... During the nineteenth century, smaller gouges and chisels with a single beveled edge were employed generally for mastoid, skull, and bone surgery. 4, record 5, English, - chisel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Army, bone, chlamydia, contra-angle, middle ear, nasal, obstetric, pituitary gland, posterior, spine, symphysiotomy chisel. 5, record 5, English, - chisel
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ciseau
1, record 5, French, ciseau
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- burin 2, record 5, French, burin
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme anglais "chisel" désigne tant un burin qu'un ciseau. Les deux instruments peuvent être utilisés seuls ou percutés à l'aide d’un marteau. Tous deux ont une extrémité biseautée tranchante. Alors que le burin sert à entailler le périoste ou l'os, le ciseau est utilisé en chirurgie osseuse pour prélever, tailler ou trancher un greffon ou un fragment osseux. 3, record 5, French, - ciseau
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-08-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- bone chisel
1, record 6, English, bone%20chisel
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surgical chisel designed to cut and shape bone during surgical procedures. 2, record 6, English, - bone%20chisel
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The bone chisels] typically consist of a sturdy, handheld, manual flat-blade instrument with a cutting edge that is beveled on one side at the distal end and a handle. Dedicated surgical chisels are available in a variety of shapes and sizes according to the procedure to be performed; they are used in orthopedic and plastic surgery, neurosurgery, and other surgical procedures. 2, record 6, English, - bone%20chisel
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bone chisels are tools for carving small pieces out of the bones to reach the inner soft part. [They] are used to score, cut, scrape, clean and sculpt bone. ... The bone sculpting chisels are called osteotomes: they are used to cut a window in the bone cortex to allow harvesting of pure soft bone. 3, record 6, English, - bone%20chisel
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- ciseau à os
1, record 6, French, ciseau%20%C3%A0%20os
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- ciseau-burin 2, record 6, French, ciseau%2Dburin
masculine noun
- burin 3, record 6, French, burin
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque l’os est dur et cassant il faut s’aider de la scie pour les ailerons et d’un ciseau à os pour la quille. 4, record 6, French, - ciseau%20%C3%A0%20os
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme anglais "chisel" désigne tant un burin qu'un ciseau. Les deux instruments peuvent être utilisés seuls ou percutés à l'aide d’un marteau. Il existe cependant en français une nuance entre le burin et le ciseau. Le terme «burin »est employé en chirurgie pour désigner un instrument à extrémité biseautée tranchante destinée à entailler le périoste ou l'os. Quant au terme «ciseau», il désigne un instrument plat, également taillé en biseau, utilisé en chirurgie osseuse pour prélever, tailler ou trancher un greffon ou un fragment osseux. 5, record 6, French, - ciseau%20%C3%A0%20os
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2008-07-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- splinter forceps
1, record 7, English, splinter%20forceps
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are many varieties of splinter forceps, often bearing the name of their inventor: Arthur splinter forceps; Carmalt splinter forceps; Feilchenfeld splinter forceps; Hunter splinter forceps; Peet splinter forceps; plain splinter forceps; Ralk splinter forceps; Stieglitz splinter forceps; swiss jewelers splinter forceps; Virtus splinter forceps; Walter-Carmalt splinter forceps; Williams splinter forceps; etc. 2, record 7, English, - splinter%20forceps
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pince à échardes
1, record 7, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9chardes
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- pince à esquilles 2, record 7, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20esquilles
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une pince à échardes très pratique pouvant aussi être utilisée pour extraire tout corps étranger tel que épines, dards, piquants [...] 3, record 7, French, - pince%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9chardes
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il existe plusieurs variétés de pinces à échardes, portant le nom de leur inventeur : pinces à échardes Archer; pinces à échardes Carmalt; pinces à échardes Feilchenfeld; pinces à échardes Hunter; pinces à échardes Peet; pinces à échardes Stieglitz; pinces à échardes Virtus; etc. 1, record 7, French, - pince%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9chardes
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Esquille : petit fragment qui se détache d’un os fracturé ou carié. 4, record 7, French, - pince%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9chardes
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2006-07-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- bone fragment
1, record 8, English, bone%20fragment
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- fragment d'os
1, record 8, French, fragment%20d%27os
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-09-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- cancellous bone screw
1, record 9, English, cancellous%20bone%20screw
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- cancellous screw 2, record 9, English, cancellous%20screw
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comparison of tension wire and cancellous bone screw fixation for medical malleolar fractures. 3, record 9, English, - cancellous%20bone%20screw
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- vis à os spongieux
1, record 9, French, vis%20%C3%A0%20os%20spongieux
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- vis spongieuse 2, record 9, French, vis%20spongieuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Temps malléolaire interne(fig 15). Il comporte le vissage du fragment détaché par un trait horizontal. Le risque est une rotation de cette malléole autour de la vis si on n’ en utilise qu'une seule. Nous préférons donc, si la fracture paraît instable, utiliser deux petites vis parallèles du type vis à os spongieux(pas court) qui ont une bonne prise métaphysaire. 1, record 9, French, - vis%20%C3%A0%20os%20spongieux
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2000-09-19
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Chiari pelvic osteotomy
1, record 10, English, Chiari%20pelvic%20osteotomy
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- Chiari osteotomy 2, record 10, English, Chiari%20osteotomy
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although the Chiari osteotomy is usually effective in reducing pain, many patients are left with a long-term limp. 2, record 10, English, - Chiari%20pelvic%20osteotomy
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- ostéotomie de Chiari
1, record 10, French, ost%C3%A9otomie%20de%20Chiari
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- ostéotomie du bassin de Chiari 2, record 10, French, ost%C3%A9otomie%20du%20bassin%20de%20Chiari
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sur le plan technique, il s’agit d’une ostéotomie transversale extra-articulaire de l'os iliaque, légèrement ascendante, concave vers le bas, parallèle à la tête fémorale, au ras de la capsule articulaire avec translation interne du fragment inférieur(fig. 3). La capsule articulaire interposée entre la tête fémorale et le fragment supérieur iliaque se transforme en fibrocartilage et il se produit un remodelage progressif de la hanche. 2, record 10, French, - ost%C3%A9otomie%20de%20Chiari
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1995-12-07
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- Salter osteotomy 1, record 11, English, Salter%20osteotomy
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A Salter or triple osteotomy with adductor release was performed. Four cases had also a proximal femoral osteotomy. 1, record 11, English, - Salter%20osteotomy
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- ostéotomie de Salter
1, record 11, French, ost%C3%A9otomie%20de%20Salter
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) consiste à sectionner l'os iliaque en 2 parties au niveau de la grande échancrure sciatique en arrière et de l'épine iliaque antéro-inférieure en avant. Le fragment inférieur qui contient le cotyle est alors basculé vers le dehors, le bas et l'avant de façon à couvrir directement la tête fémorale. 2, record 11, French, - ost%C3%A9otomie%20de%20Salter
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1995-12-07
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- cortical window 1, record 12, English, cortical%20window
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rationale of Hackethal nailing is based on elastic jamming, which can only be achieved by following four rules : jamming of the nails in the cortical window, jamming them in the waist of the medullary cavity, spreading the bundle of nails in the metaphysis and filling up the conus of the medullary cavity with short nails. 1, record 12, English, - cortical%20window
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- fenêtre de trépanation osseuse
1, record 12, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20de%20tr%C3%A9panation%20osseuse
feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le principe de base de l'embrochage multifasciculé repose sur un blocage élastique des broches. D'après Hackethal ce blocage a lieu(...) :-au niveau de la fenêtre de trépanation osseuse, réalisé par le blocage des broches au point d’entrée osseux dans le canal médullaire;-au niveau du fût diaphysaire par blocage des broches;-par la répartition en éventail des broches dans l'os spongieux du fragment osseux situé en aval du foyer de fracture et du point d’entrée osseux;-grâce au blocage des broches entre le foyer de fracture et le point d’entrée osseux par de courtes broches pouvant ne pas dépasser le foyer de fracture. 1, record 12, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20de%20tr%C3%A9panation%20osseuse
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1992-03-30
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- rotational deformity 1, record 13, English, rotational%20deformity
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Digital rotational deformity. 2, record 13, English, - rotational%20deformity
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- décalage en rotation
1, record 13, French, d%C3%A9calage%20en%20rotation
correct, masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fractures diaphysaires de l’avant-bras : Les déplacements angulaires et les chevauchements sont bien visibles sur les radiographies, les décalages en rotation sont beaucoup plus difficiles à analyser. 2, record 13, French, - d%C3%A9calage%20en%20rotation
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
décalage : mouvement de rotation d’un fragment osseux par rapport à l'autre autour de l'axe longitudinal de l'os. 1, record 13, French, - d%C3%A9calage%20en%20rotation
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 2 OBS
décalage : relevé sous "déplacement" dans le Dictionnaire de médecine Flammarion, 1989, p. 241. 3, record 13, French, - d%C3%A9calage%20en%20rotation
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1977-11-18
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Bones and Joints
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- quadrate
1, record 14, English, quadrate
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] "quadrate" ... forms the upper part of the hinge of the jaw of bony fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and birds. 1, record 14, English, - quadrate
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Os et articulations
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- os carré
1, record 14, French, os%20carr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on trouve [chez les poissons osseux] un petit fragment ossifié qui sert, juste derrière le ptérygoïde et le quadrato-jugal, c'est-à-dire sur le bord inféro-postérieur de la fosse sous-temporale, à l'articulation de la mandibule. Il porte le nom d’os carré. 1, record 14, French, - os%20carr%C3%A9
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
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