Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

AC-Gelenksprengung

English translation:

acromioclavicular separation

Added to glossary by Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Jul 17, 2009 03:21
14 yrs ago
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German term

Gelenksprengung

German to English Medical Medical (general)
Befund: Z.n. Sprengung des AC-Gelenks sowie Osteosynthese durch Bosler-Platte.

Beurteilung:
1. AC-***Gelenksprengung*** sowie Osteosynthese massiv raumfordernd wirkendes Narbengeweben.
Change log

Jul 27, 2009 16:50: Sabine Akabayov, PhD changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/602444">Sonja Poeltl's</a> old entry - "Gelenksprengung"" to ""acromioclavicular separation""

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German term (edited): AC-Gelenksprengung
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acromioclavicular separation

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agree Gisela Greenlee : You were faster!
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agree Marga Shaw
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agree SJLD
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agree Richard L. Weiss
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks!"
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AC joint separation

A shoulder separation is an injury to the acromioclavicular joint, also called an AC injury. A separated shoulder may be treated with a sling in most cases.
orthopedics.about.com/cs/shouldersurgery/a/separation.htm
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agree Sabine Akabayov, PhD : not by much ;-)
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agree Marga Shaw
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agree SJLD : pipped at the post ;-)
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disruption of the AC joint

Just another option ;-)

IMO the term "disruption" better illustrates the forces acting...

Have a look at the approx. 400 google hits for this term, e.g.:

www.ors.org/web/Transactions/45/0376.PDF
emedicine.medscape.com/article/1261906-overview
Peer comment(s):

agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) : Yes - "AC joint disruption" (BTW, this term gets almost 4,500 for the ENTIRE term)
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Yep, that's probably because I used the whole term ;-)
agree robin25 : Yes, #disruption# is the technical term.
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