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SIGNE HEFKE-TURNER [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A widening of the soft-tissue density of the obturator muscle as seen on a roentgenogram of the pelvis or hip, usually indicative of disease of the hip joint.

OBS

Was originally described as a specific indication of infectious arthritis of the hip joint. However, a prominent obturator muscle shadow is more frequently a manifestation of trauma and subsequent hemorrhage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Élargissement asymétrique du muscle obturateur interne, indiquant une atteinte de l'articulation de la hanche.

Spanish

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