Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

H-komponent

English translation:

H sign / H pattern

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Jun 17, 2021 09:33
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German term

H-komponent

German to English Medical Medical (general)
Hi all,

I'm translating a text on sacral fractures and can't work out what U- or H-Komponenten might be:


In der Regel verlaufen Sakrumfrakturen mono- oder bilateral vertikal. Es können zusätzlich U- oder H-Komponenten auftreten.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 H sign / H pattern

Discussion

uyuni Jun 18, 2021:
'H-komponent' is not a proper German term, apparently...: lower case,
'komponent' instead of 'KomponentE'...

Proposed translations

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H sign / H pattern


The Honda sign (H sign / H pattern) is a term used to describe the appearance of bilateral sacral insufficiency fractures on a radioisotope bone scan.

Radiographic features
Sacral insufficiency fractures are usually vertically through the sacral alae, parallelling the sacroiliac joint, often with a transverse component - this pattern resembles the capital letter H, leading to the designation of the Honda sign / H sign / H pattern.
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eBVLZQ...

Various patterns of radiotracer uptake have been described, with the so-called “Honda” sign or H-pattern considered diagnostic of SIFs in the correct clinical setting (Fig 5)
http://www.ajnr.org/content/31/2/201
(SIF = Sacral Insufficiency Fracture)



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Sacral stress fractures typically develop a characteristic H-shaped pattern, with vertical fractures (in the sagittal plane) through both sacral ala, and a horizontal fracture line through the mid sacrum at the S2 or S3 level. This H pattern is well known on nuclear scans as the “Honda sign” for its resemblance to the auto maker’s insignia.
https://radsource.us/sacral-insufficiency-fractures/
Peer comment(s):

agree Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
1 hr
Thank you Barbara
agree uyuni : https://radiopaedia.org/articles/honda-sign-sacrum
1 day 23 hrs
Thank you uyuni
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