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ausência de apoio do membro

English translation: absence of limb support


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17:40 Oct 23, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: ausência de apoio do membro
ausência de apoio do membro ao correr e apoio incompleto em posição ortostática
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 08:14
English translation:absence of limb support
Explanation:
I suggest 'absence of support' because you need to contrast it later with 'incomplete support'. This answer fits your question!

73,000 hits for "limb support" - apparently the term of choice in physical therapy, prosthetics, etc.

Examples:

linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0018506X9190017C
... of splayed toes, positions of back (arched, flat) and head (up, down), and **presence or absence of limb support** were noted at 5, 10, 15, 25, and 30 min. ...

cordis.europa.eu › CORDIS › Search › Simple search
MUltimodal Neuroprostesis for Daily Upper limb Support Start date:2010-03-01. End date:2013-02-28. Project Acronym:MUNDUS Project status:Execution ...

moon.ouhsc.edu/dthompso/GAIT/TERMS.HTMCached - Similar
The first period of double limb support begins at initial contact, and lasts for the ... The second period of double limb support occurs in the final 10 to 12 percent of ...
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 04:14
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3absence of limb support
Muriel Vasconcellos
3 +1lack of weight-bearing (of the limb/leg)liz askew
4Lack of leg (or arm) support
suesimons


  

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Lack of leg (or arm) support


Explanation:
My offering, André.

suesimons
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
absence of limb support


Explanation:
I suggest 'absence of support' because you need to contrast it later with 'incomplete support'. This answer fits your question!

73,000 hits for "limb support" - apparently the term of choice in physical therapy, prosthetics, etc.

Examples:

linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0018506X9190017C
... of splayed toes, positions of back (arched, flat) and head (up, down), and **presence or absence of limb support** were noted at 5, 10, 15, 25, and 30 min. ...

cordis.europa.eu › CORDIS › Search › Simple search
MUltimodal Neuroprostesis for Daily Upper limb Support Start date:2010-03-01. End date:2013-02-28. Project Acronym:MUNDUS Project status:Execution ...

moon.ouhsc.edu/dthompso/GAIT/TERMS.HTMCached - Similar
The first period of double limb support begins at initial contact, and lasts for the ... The second period of double limb support occurs in the final 10 to 12 percent of ...

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 04:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 452

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agree  itineuropa
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agree  Cristina Souza: Agree
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agree  Stella(Brazil)
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lack of weight-bearing (of the limb/leg)


Explanation:
Osteopenia: When you have weak bones, but not osteoporosis ...
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Running and walking are weight bearing. Swimming and biking are not. Women are far more likely to have low bone density than men, but it's no longer viewed ...

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Thorlos® Foot•Health®: Flat Feet
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... arches in both seated (non weight-bearing) and standing (weight-bearing) positions. ... Years of walking, running and standing can weaken the posterior tibial ... If there are no complications or pain from flat feet, simply protecting them with well ... If flat feet are due to obesity, weight loss can be of some benefit (ALWAYS ...

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appui > weight-bearing
www.proz.com › ... › French to English › Medical (general)
14 Jul 2011 – (KudoZ) French to English translation of appui: weight-bearing [Fracture of the lateral tibial plateau - Medical (general) (Medical)].

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http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:CWxN-HJG9PUJ:www.s...

see page 8

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which ties in with

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The clinical signs of an ACL injury are either a complete non-weight bearing lameness in the case of a complete ACL tear or an intermittent persistent limp that ...

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Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Wikipedia, the free ...
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It appears through the remnant of the injured original ACL (3). .... Progress from partial weight bearing to full weight bearing exercises; Regain normal range of ...

liz askew
United Kingdom
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