Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Krosse

English translation:

saphenofemoral junction

Added to glossary by Ivana Zuppa-Baksa
Nov 20, 2008 10:52
15 yrs ago
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German term

Krosse

German to English Medical Medical (general)
aus einem Befund (Kompressionssonografie der Beinvenen):
links: ab 1cm distal der *Krosse* beginnende Teilthrombosierung der VFS, VFS distal, VFP okkludiert, v. poplitea teilkompressibel.........
Change log

Nov 21, 2008 11:31: Ivana Zuppa-Baksa changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/682088">Maria Knaier (X)'s</a> old entry - "Krosse"" to ""saphenophemoral junction""

Proposed translations

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saphenophemoral junction

this is the junction in the area of thigh bone
Reference:

http://dict.leo.org

Peer comment(s):

neutral Cetacea : Your spelling is wrong (sapheno*f*emoral junction), and leo is hardly a medical authority.
2 hrs
agree Gudrun Maydorn (X) : yes, sapheno-femoral junction http://www.gvg.org.uk/vvpics.htm
9 hrs
Thanks, I made a mistake in spelling in rush!
agree Anne Schulz
20 hrs
Danke, Anne!
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crosse


...or "venous star", which is used for dilated veins...

see: http://www.medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/venous s...
Peer comment(s):

agree kriddl
16 mins
Dankeschön!!
neutral ivo abdman : I prefer venous star, crosse more canadian french, -- > hooked stick
42 mins
So, why then neutral, if you support "venous star"??
agree Cetacea : see also http://www.phlebologia.com/en/jonction_origine_01.asp
2 hrs
Dankeschön!!
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Reference comments

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Reference:

"crosse" vs. "saphenofemoral junction"

"The termination point of the GSV into the common femoral vein is called the saphenofemoral junction in the English literature but is known as the crosse (ie, shepherd's crook) in the French medical literature."

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Note added at 20 hrs (2008-11-21 07:29:40 GMT)
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(GSV = greater saphenous vein)
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