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English translation: Bohler's angle is reduced/flattened

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Dutch term or phrase:	de hoek van Böhler is verstreken
English translation:	Bohler's angle is reduced/flattened
Entered by:	Nadia Borissova

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11:58 Jun 1, 2011

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Dutch term or phrase: de hoek van Bohler is verstreken

Uit geneeskundig rapport:
Calcaneusfractuur links waarvoor osteosynthese welke heeft geresulteerd in consolidatie met een verstreken hoek van Böhler en arthrose met verdwenen gewrichtsspleet in het onderste spronggewricht.

Wat betekent 'de hoek van Bohler is verstreken'?

Nadia Borissova KudoZ activity Questions: 87 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 101 Belgium
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Böhler's angle is reduced/flattened

Explanation:
'Hoek van Böhler' = 'Böhler's angle'

Het 'verstrijken' van een hoek is het tegengestelde van het 'verscherpen' van een hoek; zie b.v.:
http://books.google.es/books?id=6VtPz2rmGNEC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA2...

Bij elkaar genomen zou ik zeggen 'Böhler's angle is reduced/flattened'

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Local time: 13:52

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Böhler's angle is reduced/flattened

Ron Hartong PhD

loss of Bohler's angle

Josephine Isaacs

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decrease in Böhler’s angle

Francina

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Böhler's angle is reduced/flattened

... as indicated by normal or *reduced Böhler's angle*.
The calcaneus is shortened, *Böhler's angle flattened*,...

Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11415578
Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8472440

Ron Hartong PhD
Local time: 13:52
Specializes in field
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Dutch,

English
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Hartelijk bedankt!

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Asker: Hartelijk bedankt!

52 mins confidence:

loss of Bohler's angle

Explanation:
Rang's children's fractures - Google books:

In cases with severe intra-articular involvement and loss of Bohler's angle, difficult decisions may be required. Some surgeons may elect conservative ..

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Note added at 18 hrs (2011-06-02 06:13:33 GMT)
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De Dikke Van Dale geeft voor verstrijken o.a. ook:
3. (anat) vergroeien, t.w. van de naden van aan elkaar grenzende beenstukken: "bij vrouwen verstrijken de schedelnaden minder snel dan bij mannen".

Example sentence(s):

Calcaneus fracture with loss of Bohler’s angle
In cases with severe intra-articular involvement and loss of Bohler\'s angle, difficult decisions may be required. Some surgeons may elect conservative ..

Reference: http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/emergencymed/residency/...

Josephine Isaacs
Australia
Local time: 21:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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48 mins

Reference: decrease in Böhler’s angle

Reference information:
Böhler’s angle
A decrease in Böhler’s angle demonstrates the severity of joint injury and displacement (depression) as measured on the lateral x-ray. The normal angle is 25 degrees to 40 degrees. If this angle remains above 15 degrees, nonoperative care can be suggested.

Reference: http://www2.aofoundation.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/c0/04_SB8K8xLL...

Francina
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 123
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Jun 2, 2011 - Changes made by Nadia Borissova:
Edited KOG entry	Nadia Borissova's old entry - "de hoek van Bohler is verstreken" => "Böhler\'s angle is reduced/flattened"

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