Jun 7, 2011 20:37
13 yrs ago
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German term

WK-Einbruch

German to English Medical Medical (general) ENT
Past medical history:

"Wirbelkoerpereinbruch bei Osteoporose."

Proposed translations

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16 mins
Selected

collapsed vertebra

AKA compression or wedge fracture - classical osteoporotic lesion

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Note added at 41 mins (2011-06-07 21:18:57 GMT)
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Yes it is a fracture.
Note from asker:
Yes, NOT a fracture, right? I wasn't sure about the Einbruch part...
Peer comment(s):

agree Susanne Schiewe : I was about to proudly present my 'vertebral body collapse', but you were faster ;-)
9 mins
sorry ;-) and thanks Susanne!
agree Patricia Daehler
14 mins
thanks Patricia :-)
agree Gisela Greenlee
18 mins
thanks Gisela :-)
agree Gudrun Maydorn (X) : collapsed vertebral body
7 hrs
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) : "vertebral compression fracture"
7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I went with Susanne's fine-tuning (vertebral body collapse), but of course yours works as well :) Thanks!"
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8 mins

vertebral fracture

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Peer comment(s):

agree David Tracey, PhD : or 'fracture of vertebral body' depending a bit on context
3 mins
Thanks David
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11 hrs

Vertebral collapse

collapse is the term used for the 'caving in due to compression'.
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