Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
Opponerar till basen
English translation:
can only with difficulty oppose the thumb to the base of the fifth digit
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dmesnier
Jun 17, 2016 17:41
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Swedish term
Opponerar till basen
Swedish to English
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Hi - I'm trying to best visualize this - is it to move against the base? It appears in the following entry:
Höger hand:
God rörlighet i fingrarna.
Opponerar med möda till basen Dig V.
Volarflexion/dorsalextension: 20*
Pro-/supination: ca 30/20*
Ser ut som om handen har legat ulnardevierat i gipset.
Thanks for your help!
Höger hand:
God rörlighet i fingrarna.
Opponerar med möda till basen Dig V.
Volarflexion/dorsalextension: 20*
Pro-/supination: ca 30/20*
Ser ut som om handen har legat ulnardevierat i gipset.
Thanks for your help!
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(English)
| 3 | can only with difficulty oppose the thumb to the base of the fifth digit |
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Swedish term (edited):
Opponerar med möda till basen Dig V.
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can only with difficulty oppose the thumb to the base of the fifth digit
Chris's explanation is quite right. This is called "opponera" in Swedish, "oppose" in English. 'Dig. V.' is short for "digiti quinti" meaning "of the fifth finger" in latin.
My rather low confidence is due to the fact that I'm not a native English speaker and don't know the most idiomatic way to render "med möda". Stil, I think that "can only with difficulty" is closer to the original than "has trouble".
My rather low confidence is due to the fact that I'm not a native English speaker and don't know the most idiomatic way to render "med möda". Stil, I think that "can only with difficulty" is closer to the original than "has trouble".
Reference:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116319/
http://epmonthly.com/article/how-to-handle-metacarpal-fractures/
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Comment: "Thanks for your help!"
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