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GREFFE OS-TENDON ROTULIEN-OS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bone-patellar tendon-bone graft
1, record 1, English, bone%2Dpatellar%20tendon%2Dbone%20graft
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- patella bone-tendon-bone graft 2, record 1, English, patella%20bone%2Dtendon%2Dbone%20graft
correct
- pBTB graft 2, record 1, English, pBTB%20graft
correct
- patellar BTB graft 3, record 1, English, patellar%20BTB%20graft
correct
- bone-patella tendon-bone graft 4, record 1, English, bone%2Dpatella%20tendon%2Dbone%20graft
correct
- BTB graft 4, record 1, English, BTB%20graft
correct
- bone-patellar tendon-bone transplant 5, record 1, English, bone%2Dpatellar%20tendon%2Dbone%20transplant
see observation
- patella bone-tendon-bone transplant 6, record 1, English, patella%20bone%2Dtendon%2Dbone%20transplant
see observation
- pBTB transplant 6, record 1, English, pBTB%20transplant
see observation
- patellar BTB transplant 6, record 1, English, patellar%20BTB%20transplant
see observation
- bone-patella tendon-bone transplant 6, record 1, English, bone%2Dpatella%20tendon%2Dbone%20transplant
see observation
- BTB transplant 6, record 1, English, BTB%20transplant
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Refers to a graft from the bone to the patellar tendon to the bone. 6, record 1, English, - bone%2Dpatellar%20tendon%2Dbone%20graft
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the past graft was used to refer to the transfer of skin while transplant was used to refer to the transfer of an organ; today these terms are often used as synonyms. 6, record 1, English, - bone%2Dpatellar%20tendon%2Dbone%20graft
Record 1, Key term(s)
- patellar bone-tendon-bone graft
- patellar bone-tendon-bone transplant
- patella BTB graft
- patella BTB transplant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- greffe os-tendon rotulien-os
1, record 1, French, greffe%20os%2Dtendon%20rotulien%2Dos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- greffe OTRO 1, record 1, French, greffe%20OTRO
correct, feminine noun
- transplant os-tendon rotulien-os 2, record 1, French, transplant%20os%2Dtendon%20rotulien%2Dos
see observation, masculine noun
- transplant OTRO 2, record 1, French, transplant%20OTRO
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Évaluation, classification et traitement de la lésion du ligament croisé antérieur (LCA). La rotation de la surface corticale de la baguette osseuse tibiale de la greffe os-tendon rotulien-os (OTRO) et le positionnement de la vis d'interférence vers l'avant évitent le conflit avec le toit de l'échancrure intercondylienne dans un tunnel tibial antérieur (flèche). 1, record 1, French, - greffe%20os%2Dtendon%20rotulien%2Dos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y a quelques années, le terme greffe désignait le transfert d'un tissu (greffe de la peau) tandis que transplant était utilisé pour désigner le transfert d'un organe (transplant de rein); ces termes sont peu à peu devenus synonymes et aujourd'hui on dit couramment greffe du rein. 3, record 1, French, - greffe%20os%2Dtendon%20rotulien%2Dos
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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