Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

pistonnage

English translation:

piston-like movements

Added to glossary by Drmanu49
Nov 5, 2008 21:05
15 yrs ago
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French term

pistonnage

French to English Medical Medical (general) orthopedics
Hip Replacement Surgery report:
La hanche est réduite pour vérifier les mouvements et la stabilité articulaire. Il y a peut-être un très léger pistonnage en extension, la hanche est toutefois très stable et peut accueillir facilement jusqu'à 60° de rotation interne sans luxation postérieure[...]
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 piston-like movements
3 Slackness
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Nov 10, 2008 10:12: Drmanu49 Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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piston-like movements

Thus, the ball makes piston-like movements out of and back into the centre of .... The rounded off shaft of the total hip prosthesis is placed in a circular ...
www.totaljoints.info/life_with_hip.htm - 44k

signs of a femoral component of a total hip prosthesis ..... If piston movement occurs fixation fails and the. prosthesis becomes enveloped in loose fibrous ...
www.springerlink.com/index/Q8832NH07630153X.pdf -
Peer comment(s):

agree Jennie Knapp
10 hrs
Thank you Jennie.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Dr Manu. One of your links also mentions pistonning. Thanks to all."
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Slackness

A piston denotes movement in a confined space.
Example sentence:

I would say. There could be a little slackness when extended, the hip........

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