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GRINDING TEST APLEY COMPRESSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grinding test
1, record 1, English, grinding%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- compression test 2, record 1, English, compression%20test
correct
- Apley's compression test 2, record 1, English, Apley%27s%20compression%20test
correct
- Apley maneuver 2, record 1, English, Apley%20maneuver
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test for a meniscal lesion (usually a tear): with the patient lying prone and the knee flexed to 90 degrees, the examiner places downward compression internally and externally on the foot while rotating the tibia on the femur. Pain elicited during this maneuver suggests a meniscal lesion. 2, record 1, English, - grinding%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Definition from HOPPS, 1976, p. 191 and KERHE, 1985, p. 386. 3, record 1, English, - grinding%20test
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Apley manoeuvre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- manœuvre d’Apley
1, record 1, French, man%26oelig%3Buvre%20d%26rsquo%3BApley
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grinding test d'Apley à la compression 1, record 1, French, grinding%20test%20d%27Apley%20%C3%A0%20la%20compression
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Apley» s'écrit avec un seul «p», contrairement à ce que l'on trouve dans la littérature française. 1, record 1, French, - man%26oelig%3Buvre%20d%26rsquo%3BApley
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- prueba de la compresión de Apley
1, record 1, Spanish, prueba%20de%20la%20compresi%C3%B3n%20de%20Apley
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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