| Pott's fracture | Fracture of the lower part of the fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, with outward displacement of the foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Pott's abscess | Tuberculous abscess of the spine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pott's aneurysm | Dilation and tortuosity of a vein resulting from an acquired communication with an adjacent artery. Synonym: Pott's aneurysm, varix anastomoticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pott's curvature | A gibbous deformity, i.e., a sharp angulation of the spine, occurring in Pott's disease. Synonym: Pott's curvature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pott's disease | <medicine> Caries of the vertebrae, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon. Pott's fracture, a fracture of the lower end of the fibula, with displacement of the tibia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Pott's gangrene | Dry gangrene occurring in the aged in consequence of occlusion of an artery, particularly affecting the extremities. Synonym: Pott's gangrene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pott, Sir Percivall | <person> English surgeon, 1713-1788. See: Pott's abscess, Pott's aneurysm, Pott's curvature, Pott's disease, Pott's fracture, Pott's gangrene, Pott's paralysis, Pott's paraplegia, Pott's puffy tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pott's paralysis | Paralysis of the lower part of the body and the extremities, due to pressure on the spinal cord as the result of tuberculous spondylitis. Synonym: Pott's paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pott's paraplegia | Paralysis of the lower part of the body and the extremities, due to pressure on the spinal cord as the result of tuberculous spondylitis. Synonym: Pott's paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pott's puffy tumour | A circumscribed swelling of the scalp indicating an underlying osteitis of the skull or an extradural abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apophysial fracture | Separation of apophysis from bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular fracture | A fracture involving the joint surface of a bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atlas fracture | <radiology> Incidence: 4% of cervical spine injuries, site: posterior arch, anterior arch, massa lateralis, Jefferson fracture associated with: fractures of C7 (25%), fractures of C2 pedicle (15%), extraspinal fractures (58%) (12 Dec 1998) |
| avulsion fracture | A fracture that occurs when a joint capsule, ligament, or muscle insertion of origin is pulled from the bone as a result of a sprain dislocation or strong contracture of the muscle against resistance; as the soft tissue is pulled away from the bone, a fragment or fragments of the bone may come away with it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axis fracture | <radiology> Incidence: 6% of cervical spine injuries, associated with atlas fractures in 8%, hyperflexion injury: odontoid fracture, type I avulsion of tip of odontoid (5-8%) difficult to detect, type II fracture through base of dens (54-67%) complication: nonunion, type III subdental injury (30-33%) prognosis: good, Differential diagnosis: os odontoideum, ossiculum terminale, hypoplasia/aplasia of dens, hyperextension injury: hangman's fracture (12 Dec 1998) |