Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Broche étagée sécable
English translation:
Snap-off stepped pin
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Feb 26, 2015 10:17
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French term
Translation is depth of the passion
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, Portuguese to English
Broche étagée sécable
French to English
Other
Medical: Instruments
osteotomy
Instrumentation ancillaire
Broche simple pointe trocar
Broche étagée sécable
Broche simple pointe trocar
Broche étagée sécable
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | breakaway pin |
Joanne Archambault
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Mar 1, 2015 08:27: pooja_chic Created KOG entry
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Joanne Archambault
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Native in: English , French
Works in: French to English
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breakaway pin
Assuming that the osteotomy procedure is being performed at the tibia or the foot, "breakaway pin" is an instrument used in these procedures.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2015-02-26 16:01:17 GMT)
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Based on the limited information that I have about the term in question, I suspect that it means that the pin can be broken at different places/levels; this would result in a pin of different lengths
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Note added at 5 hrs (2015-02-26 16:01:17 GMT)
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Based on the limited information that I have about the term in question, I suspect that it means that the pin can be broken at different places/levels; this would result in a pin of different lengths
Note from asker:
| Thank you, what does étagée mean here? |
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