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Swedish term or phrase:	vika sig
English translation:	give way
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14:00 Jan 19, 2012

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Medical - Medical (general)

Swedish term or phrase: vika sig

Av och till kan också vänster knä vika sig, speciellt vid trappgång

Jag fattar inte det dom vill ha sagt med det här. Jag menar, vad är problemet? Det är ju normalt att knä böjs när man går uppför trappan, eller hur...

Hur ska man säga sånt på engelska så att man förstår att det blir också problem med knä

Jag fattar inte ens på svenska vad problemet är :P

Helena Grahn KudoZ activity Questions: 515 (none open) (43 closed without grading) Answers: 567
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give way

Explanation:
heter det

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Note added at 15 mins (2012-01-19 14:15:16 GMT)
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Problemet är att ett knä inte kan ta tyngden och viker sig, ger med sig, kan man säga - alltså gives way

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Local time: 04:15

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give way

Marie Andersson (Allen)

gives out

Sven Petersson

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SJLD

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peer agreement (net): +3

give way

Marie Andersson (Allen)
Local time: 04:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Swedish
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tack!

29 mins confidence:

gives out

Explanation:
:o)

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the knee gives out

Reference: http://www.dukehealth.org/health_library/advice_from_doctors...

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 05:15
Specializes in field
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Swedish,

English
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Reference

Reference information:
http://www.londonkneeclinic.com/article.asp?section=4&articl...

GIVING WAY

Giving way is where the knee suddenly 'gives out', causing you to stumble or fall. There are two main types of giving way of the knee:-

intermittent giving way associated with sudden sharp pains in the knee
a feeling of wobbliness in the knee with regular giving way

Intermittent painful giving way, especially if associated with painful clicking, is often due to a meniscal cartilage tear, where torn flaps of cartilage get caught between the knee bones.

A knee that feels generally wobbly and 'unsafe' may have ligamentous instability, due to a torn ligament such as the ACL.

Other potential causes of giving way are unstable flaps of articular cartilage or loose bodies (loose pieces of cartilage and/or bone floating around within the knee).

SJLD
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English
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Jan 23 - Changes made by Marie Andersson (Allen):
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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