And here

Posted By: Me on 2008-09-26
In Reply to: I think it's related to the phrase cam stroke. (sm) - Me

Subject: And here

is a definition of just cam. Language evolves, and I suspect some orthopedic surgeon wrote a paper using this term, which is probably borrowed from an engineering term or something.

Noun: cam kam
A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

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what does the CAM in CAM impingement mean? and can sm - Tracey
- Have never heard CAM used this way - see message
  - obviously I did google it. It still does not tell me what it means?! sm - Tracey
    - It doesn't seem to stand for anything (sm) - Me
      - CAM - mtmtmt
        cam impingement - je suis MT
        None of your suggestions make any sense - Me
        Never heard a doc say anything but the acronym form - moon1010
        Context is everything (sm) - Me
        I think it's related to the phrase cam stroke. (sm) - Me
        And here - Me
        Thanks for your reply. I will type CAM in the assessment and see what my manager says. nm - Tracey
        sometimes this site really irritates me!! sm - Tracey
        maybe it was the way you worded your question. - mtmtmt
        CAM - mtmtmt

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