oppborret sperrenagle

English translation: long fluted metal pin with holes in it

11:24 Dec 21, 2006
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / testing
Norwegian term or phrase: oppborret sperrenagle
"åpne skinnebrud som behandles med oppborret sperrenagle" Same situation as the previous question... a line in Norwegian in a Swedish letter about pharmaceutical testing.
Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 05:52
English translation:long fluted metal pin with holes in it
Explanation:
"a long fluted metal pin with holes in it, is driven down the shaft of the bone from one end, with screws then passed through the bone and through a hole in the pin."

Taken from this page...

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100077...

Option (c) I think...


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Note added at 5 days (2006-12-26 22:40:45 GMT) Post-grading
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Please take a look at this link to give you an even better picture and information about the tibia reamed nail. i think we both learned something in this round, Clare. Thanks for trying to be fair!! Godt nytt år!
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William [Bill] Gray
Norway
Local time: 05:52
Grading comment
Thanks Bill and Blangsted - I have gone with Bill's answer because whilst Blangsted could well have provided the correct term, I lack the knowledge to judge whether it is correct or not - and Bill provided a good description of what it is.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1reamed nail
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
3long fluted metal pin with holes in it
William [Bill] Gray


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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reamed nail


Explanation:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3767/is_199701/a...

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 21:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William [Bill] Gray: Hi, BLANGSTED! Sorry to have taken your points, if it means a lot to you! Thank you for the interesting link, but I also found this one which could have perhaps helped our asker even more! http://ygraine.membrane.com/rm/aona/tibi240e.ram Godt nytt år!
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
long fluted metal pin with holes in it


Explanation:
"a long fluted metal pin with holes in it, is driven down the shaft of the bone from one end, with screws then passed through the bone and through a hole in the pin."

Taken from this page...

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100077...

Option (c) I think...


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Note added at 5 days (2006-12-26 22:40:45 GMT) Post-grading
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Please take a look at this link to give you an even better picture and information about the tibia reamed nail. i think we both learned something in this round, Clare. Thanks for trying to be fair!! Godt nytt år!

William [Bill] Gray
Norway
Local time: 05:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
Thanks Bill and Blangsted - I have gone with Bill's answer because whilst Blangsted could well have provided the correct term, I lack the knowledge to judge whether it is correct or not - and Bill provided a good description of what it is.
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