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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

cuyo mecanismo no sabe precisar

English translation:

[He was unable to specify] the mechanism of injury

Added to glossary by liz askew
Jun 1, 2018 20:50
6 yrs ago
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Spanish term

cuyo mecanismo no sabe precisar

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general)
Se trata de paciente masculino que sufre lesión de rodilla y pierna derecha cuyo mecanismo no sabe precisar.

From Mexican medical report.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 [He was unable to specify] the mechanism of injury
4 +2 of unknown cause
3 +2 injury whose mechanism he does not know how to specify
3 which he doesn't know how to/can't explain
Change log

Jun 15, 2018 22:00: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/783173">Erin DeBell's</a> old entry - "cuyo mecanismo no sabe precisar"" to ""[He was unable to specify] the mechanism of injury""

Discussion

Chema Nieto Castañón Jun 3, 2018:
The original conveys the idea that the patient does not clearly state how did he hurt his knee. Patient unable to explain the mechanism of injury (liz askew).
The nuance that is left out, probably explained through context, is whether this means that the cause of the injury was not traumatic or whether the patient actually is simply unable to specify what happened (which is probably the case here, i.e. "I fell but I really don't know what happened with my leg; I just cannot walk after that". This would suggest a traumatic lesion although the patient is unable to specify "how" it happened. Counter-example: "I twisted my knee when I turned leftward but my right foot got stuck; unable to move it my right knee over-twisted as my body turned around and I felt a "crack" on my knee...".
Erin DeBell (asker) Jun 1, 2018:
Additional Context Later it talks about inability to examine mobility due to pain, so wondering if it has something to do with that.

Proposed translations

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22 hrs
Selected

[He was unable to specify] the mechanism of injury

I would start a new sentence


https://diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-ingles/precisar

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Note added at 22 hrs (2018-06-02 19:14:04 GMT)
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7454785
by GJ Davies - ‎1980 - ‎Cited by 10 - ‎Related articles
Mechanisms of knee injury are very complex and depend on multiple factors. The purpose of this article was to describe mechanisms of knee injury. Causes of ...

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I think "mechanism" needs to be kept in the translation.
Peer comment(s):
agree Charles Davis
12 hrs
agree Chema Nieto Castañón
16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! I agree that a new sentence works well and it was also confirmed by a physical therapist that "mechanism" should ideally be left in."
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injury whose mechanism he does not know how to specify

With regards to the knee joint, the mechanism that causes the lesion is a very valuable piece of information as it will explain certain types and localization of injuries to the structures contained within the articulation and that function together as a whole.
I.E. rotation injuries, which will be very common in the upcoming International Soccer competition, the mechanism of rotation of the knee joint with a fixed leg will result often in a meniscus tear.
Peer comment(s):
agree Charles Davis : Better "he cannot specify", or "he cannot explain", as David suggests, but you're certainly right to use the word "mechanism".
21 hrs
Thanks Charles, I find that the orthopedic chaps are somewhat picky with their kinematics.
agree liz askew : Indeed, though I would write it more succinctly:)
22 hrs
Agreed Liz and thanks
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19 mins

of unknown cause

Or, more informally, you could say "He does not know how these occurred".
Peer comment(s):
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
agree David Brown : that's what it means
18 hrs
neutral Charles Davis : Inappropriate language for the genre. You could say "of unknown mechanism", but this is a medical report and the word "mechanism" should certainly be used. "Cause" is too vague. Maybe the cause was that he was drunk, but that wouldn't be the mechanism.
20 hrs
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which he doesn't know how to/can't explain

I would suggest

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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-06-02 00:09:55 GMT)
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the "mecanismo" bit is implicit

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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-06-02 00:11:19 GMT)
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or: and he doesn't know/can't explain how this happened/occurred
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