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PELKAN SPUR [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Radiography (Medicine)
DEF

A spurlike projection usually occurring at the distal, lateral, or medial aspect of a long bone. It is seen in scurvy and occurs in the accentuated zone of provisional calcification, representing an elevation of the periosteum by a subperiosteal hemorrhage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
OBS

Petit éperon osseux métaphysaire.

Spanish

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