(a.) Of or pertaining to the thigh or leg, or to any of the parts called crura; as, the crural arteries; crural arch; crural canal; crural ring.
Example Sentences:
(1) In sixty-two (73 per cent) of the legs, the nerve coursed within the lateral muscle compartment from its origin to its exit through the crural fascia.
(2) The demonstration of the distal run-off, following femoro-crural bypass, presented a problem; in eight cases this could not be achieved because of technical difficulties.
(3) These results demonstrate that a difference in myosin heavy chain isoforms and oxidative capacity exists between the costal and crural regions of the rat diaphragm.
(4) The transformations described are interpreted as a response of the immune system to the nerve cut, and as a result of it--denervation of the crural tissues, disturbance of their nervous trophic, as well as--to transplantation of the allogeneic nervous trunk.
(5) Histology of seven clinically diagnosed cases of Martorell's ulcer was compared with that of twenty-seven crural ulcers of venous origin.
(6) We propose that the determination of the "talo-crural angle" on the uninjured side will serve as a guide for the adequate closed reduction of the fractured ankle, if it is reduced to within 2 degrees of the "talo-crural angle" of the uninjured side.
(7) Tidal shortening will increase the force output of costal while decreasing that of the crural diaphragm.
(8) Bipolar stainless steel wire electrodes were placed unilaterally into the costal and crural portions of the diaphragm and into the parasternal intercostal muscle in the second or third intercostal space.
(9) Two weeks later a crural ulcer developed at the distal excision site.
(10) Operations performed included the transthoracic Collis-Nissen procedure (59), Collis-Belsey repair (14), Nissen fundoplication (one), repair of acute postoperative paraesophageal hernia (one), division of obstructing crural suture (one), and esophageal resection (23).
(11) It is based on extensive cadaver dissections which demonstrate that a convex domal segment plus a sharp domal segment-lateral crural drop-off are key determinants of a refined tip.
(12) The average somatic diameter of ganglion cells projecting to the sartorius muscle was significantly smaller than that of cells projecting to the lateral crural nerve.
(13) Similarly, no age-related differences existed (P greater than 0.05) in the crural diaphragm in lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) or glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity.
(14) Electromyographic (EMG) activity and tidal shortening of the costal and crural segments of the diaphragm and of the external intercostal were recorded during hyperoxic CO2 rebreathing in 12 anesthetized dogs.
(15) When Pdi was increased to 128, 191, 287 and 421% of the value measured during unobstructed breathing, costal and crural fc rose significantly in all animals because of an increase in the power of high-frequency components and a decline in the power of low-frequency components.
(16) We conclude that the crural region of the rat diaphragm is significantly lower in oxidative capacity than all the costal regions.
(17) The oxidative capacity and cross-sectional area of muscle fibers were compared between the costal and crural regions of the cat diaphragm and across the abdominal-thoracic extent of the muscle.
(18) The transplant respected the integrity of the antero-superior-iliac-spine and the crural arch.
(19) Iv DSA provided good information for the solution of therapeutic and tactical problems in pelvic, femoral and popliteal arterial lesions but in 16% of the cases it gave no opportunity to assess the status of the crural arteries.
(20) We present follow-up of up to 8 years in a series of 80 consecutive reconstructions to the distal crural vessels using human umbilical vein with an adjuvant AVF.
Crus
Definition:
(n.) That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank.
(n.) Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs; as, the crura of the diaphragm, a pair of muscles attached to it; crura cerebri, two bundles of nerve fibers in the base of the brain, connecting the medulla and the forebrain.
Example Sentences:
(1) The crus has been elongation 8 cm by Ilizarov method in 9 years old boy and 5 cm elongation of the tibia has been achieved with the use of Bastiani method in 8 years old girl.
(2) When the method proposed by Trela (1975) is applied, thin layers of the petrous crest are chiselled out until the common crus of the superior and posterior semi-circular becomes apparent.
(3) Different reactions of FR on thermostimulation of different areas of the crus are explained by the locomotor generation control of afferent information.
(4) Nucleocortical fibers from the posterior interposed nucleus projected principally to the paramedian lobule, to the medial hemispheric area of Crus I and the lobus simplex, and to the flocculus and paraflocculus.
(5) Reduction in size of the esophageal hiatus, fixation of the esophagus to the diaphragmatic crus (esophagopexy), and a left fundic gastropexy were performed.
(6) Only operations, accompanied by shortening of anterolateral groups of the crus muscles allow to restore the myogenic balance straight on the operating table.
(7) Where the inferior view shows a "tent tip" skyline, lateral crus advancement is required and can be achieved in asynchronous repairs by Pigott alar leapfrog at primary repair or by Potter V-Y advancement at the time of forked flap columella lengthening.
(8) The mossy fibre response was evoked, at a latency of 2-3 ms, predominantly in the lateral part of the contralateral cerebellar cortex (mainly, crus I, crus II, dorsal paraflocculus and paramedian lobule) and the posterior part of the vermis (mainly, lobules VII and VIII).
(9) Furthermore selective phytotoxic activity against two important infesting graminacae, Echinochloa crus-galli R.S.
(10) Superiorly the gas collection overlay the suprarenal area and outlined the medial crus of the diaphragm, occasionally.
(11) Transformation of angular accelerations by the system of three semicircular channels is considered which takes into account mutual influence of vertical channels through a common crus.
(12) The reposition-fixation method was used successfully in 35 cases of low diaphyseal fractures of the bones of the crus.
(13) Additional use of the Mustarde mattress sutures combined with cartilage weakening techniques must be used when the anthelix cartilage is thick and flat or concaved, but they should never be used above the beginning of the inferior crus.
(14) The distal sites of the major arteries (mainly located in the lower third of the crus) were the first to undergo changes, and the disease progressed proximally.
(15) The authors have studied 256 patients with double fractures of the bones of the crus, the basis of the analysis of the causes, the mechanism of the origin and the clinico-roentgenologic picture a classification of the lesions and a number of new methods of treatment have been worked out which provide reposition and fixation of the fragments, prevent the development of early and late complications and contribute to reduction of the terms of treatment and disability.
(16) Of the 12 bullet wounds of the extremities treated 3 were injuries of the crus.
(17) This modified Goldman nasal tip procedure allows the surgeon to reshape the lower lateral nasal cartilage to increase nasal tip projection as an alternative to the use of a shield-type nasal tip graft, and at the same time it narrows the nasal tip with minimal resection of the lateral crus of the lower lateral nasal cartilage.
(18) Another minor deformity is an extension of the crus of the helix, wherein it runs as a crest across the concha.
(19) The CA of the saphenous nerve was located on the medial side of the limb, except for a small area located on the lateral side of the crus.
(20) The vestibular lining of the lateral crus should remain attached to add circulation and support, especially when scoring of the cartilage is needed.