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The latter, flexion contracture nm

Posted By: Just me on 2009-03-17
In Reply to: flexure contracture or flexion contracture?? - Tracey

Subject: The latter, flexion contracture nm




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flexure contracture or flexion contracture??
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Subject: s/l adductovarus contracture....

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Subject: Dupuytren's contracture


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Subject: I think it is "flexion contracture"..nm

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Subject: The Dupuytren's contracture, which was s/l 15 15 on April 7, 2006 now has....

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Subject: Examination of the right hand reveals s/l classic model of Dupuytren's contracture

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could be flexion
Subject: could be flexion


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Subject: more likely flexion/extension


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Subject: Could he be saying flexion mode?


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Subject: flexion? extension?

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volar flexion
Subject: volar flexion


plantar flexion
Subject: plantar flexion

Okay - maybe this is a stupid question, but dorsiflexion is a word - I looked it up in Dorland's (but I have an older version).   But, plantarflexion seems not to be a word;  I thought it was - modeling it after dorsiflexion.  So, is plantarflexion a real word or is it just plantar flexion? 
knee flexion?
Subject: knee flexion?


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Subject: it's 2 words - plantar flexion......


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Subject: dorsiflexion and plantar flexion or

plantarflexion or plantiflexion?


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Subject: supine lumbar flexion (90/90 positioning). nm


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Subject: The bladder - flexion or reflection?- was identified


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Subject: FABER (flexion, abduction, external rotation)? NM

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Subject: patient with "stucconate" trunk flexion deformity? nm

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Subject: flexion-drawer for knee instability? wildly guessing NM


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Subject: FABER stands for Flexion, Abduction, and External Rotation of the hip.


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Subject: Or, depending, could be forward flexion. Have to listen carefully and keep in context.


FABERE (Flexion, ABduction, External Rotation, and Extension)
Subject: FABERE (Flexion, ABduction, External Rotation, and Extension)


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Subject: There is a "grab sign" = worsening of pain with activities involving flexion - maybe that's what he's talking about


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Subject: do you hear anterior flexion (anterior west makes no sense) nm


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Subject: camptodactyly --permanent flexion of finger, usually little finger etc. nm


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Subject: he has full extension of the s/l elbow box at full flexion. nm

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Bladder flexion? maybe the bladder itself is twisted in some way?
Subject: Bladder flexion? maybe the bladder itself is twisted in some way?

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