Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Broche étagée sécable
English translation:
Snap-off stepped pin
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pooja_chic
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Feb 26, 2015 10:17
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French term
Broche étagée sécable
French to English
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Medical: Instruments
osteotomy
Instrumentation ancillaire
Broche simple pointe trocar
Broche étagée sécable
Broche simple pointe trocar
Broche étagée sécable
Proposed translations
(English)
3 | breakaway pin | Joanne Archambault |
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Mar 1, 2015 08:27: pooja_chic Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
3 hrs
breakaway pin
Assuming that the osteotomy procedure is being performed at the tibia or the foot, "breakaway pin" is an instrument used in these procedures.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2015-02-26 16:01:17 GMT)
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Based on the limited information that I have about the term in question, I suspect that it means that the pin can be broken at different places/levels; this would result in a pin of different lengths
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Note added at 5 hrs (2015-02-26 16:01:17 GMT)
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Based on the limited information that I have about the term in question, I suspect that it means that the pin can be broken at different places/levels; this would result in a pin of different lengths
Note from asker:
Thank you, what does étagée mean here? |
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