Medicina: Ortopedia: Riabilitazione Lesioni Traumatiche della Tibio-Tarsica
| English |
| epiphysis |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun
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| Grammatical label |
Countable
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| Definition |
A portion of bone attached for a time to a bone by cartilage, but subsequently becoming consolidated with the principal bone.
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| Definition source |
Gould-Chiampo, 1988.
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| Context |
Indications are chronic stiffness, pain, spasm, or inflammation. There are limited indications in the acute phase of injury, and only when pulsed. Contraindications include infection, open epiphysis, fractures, pregnancy, peripheral vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, and acute or subacute injury.
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| Context source |
Losito & O´Neil, 1997.
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| Figure source |
http://www.bartleby.com/107/61.html
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| Subject field |
Ankle Rehabilitation
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| Sub-field (level 1) |
Foot anatomy
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| Sub-field (level 2) |
Bone
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| Generic concept |
Bone
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| Related concept |
Periosteum, Diaphysis, Capitellum, Trochlea, Tuberosity, Tubercle, Condyle, Ligament
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| it |
Epifisi
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| Reliability code |
3
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| Note |
Pl. "Epiphyses".
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