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Dutch to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) / medical report | |||||||
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4 +1 | compression fracture |
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4 | impression fracture |
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impression fracture Explanation: Pinkhof: indeukingsfractuur (impressiefractuur) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2013-01-31 15:42:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.umm.edu/spinecenter/education/thoracic_compressio... |
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compression fracture Explanation: facture of a vertebra these are called compression fractures or crush fractures A compression fracture is a collapse of a vertebra. It may be due to trauma or due to a weakening of the vertebra (compare with burst fracture). This weakening is seen in patients with osteoporosis or osteogenesis imperfecta, lytic lesions from metastatic or primary tumors,[1] or infection.[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_fracture -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2013-01-31 17:41:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- it was asked before for that matter: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/dutch_to_english/medical_general/1... |
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