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FRACTURE ASTRAGALE AVIATEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aviator's astragalus
1, record 1, English, aviator%27s%20astragalus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of fractures of the talus that include compression fractures of the neck, fractures of the body or posterior process or fractures with dislocations. 1, record 1, English, - aviator%27s%20astragalus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term was coined by M.G. Anderson in 1919, at which time he noted that fracture of the astragalus was comparatively rare in civilian life but quite common in aviation accidents. The injury occurs as the aircraft strikes the ground at an angle so that the rudder bar, against which the instep of the foot is resting, is driven upward into the foot just in front of the heel. [From SFRAC, 1972, p. 288.] 2, record 1, English, - aviator%27s%20astragalus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fracture de l'astragale de l'aviateur
1, record 1, French, fracture%20de%20l%27astragale%20de%20l%27aviateur
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme décrivant plusieurs types de fractures astragaliennes : fractures par enfoncement du col astragalien, fractures du corps ou du tubercule postérieur et fractures-luxations. 1, record 1, French, - fracture%20de%20l%27astragale%20de%20l%27aviateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
M.G. Anderson, chirurgien consultant du «Royal Flying Corps» lors de la guerre de 1914-1918, après avoir observé 18 cas, baptisa ce type de traumatisme «aviator's astragalus», résultant d'un mouvement d'hyperflexion dorsale de la cheville sur le palonnier lors d'un accident d'atterrissage. [D'après EMAPP, 1986, 14091, A10, p. 1.] 1, record 1, French, - fracture%20de%20l%27astragale%20de%20l%27aviateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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