This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. French to English
  3. Medical (general)

encombrement incomplet

English translation: incomplete fill (of the void) or filling

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:encombrement incomplet
English translation:incomplete fill (of the void) or filling
Entered by: Drmanu49

18:45 Jul 21, 2022
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Orthopedics
French term or phrase: encombrement incomplet
Hi,
This is the sentence: "L'élargissement médullaire ulnaire proximal ne permet en effet pas une réduction satisfaisante du foyer du fait d’un encombrement incomplet du matériel d’ostéosynthèse."

The author gave me this explanation: "L'encombrement fait référence au volume habité par le matériel. L'encombrement est complet lorsque par exemple nous mettons un clou de diamètre 2 dans un canal médullaire de diamètre 2. l'encombrement est incomplet lorsque par exemple nous mettons une broche de diamètre 1 dans un canal médullaire de diamètre 2."

I understand what he means but can't find a way to say it in English.

Thanks

Joanna
joanna menda
Canada
Local time: 11:27
incomplete fill (of the void) or filling
Explanation:
Orthobiologics, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics
https://books.google.fr › books
10
· Traduire cette page
Frederick M. Azar, ‎James H. Calandruccio, ‎Benjamin J. Grear · 2017 · ‎Medical
... the fracture) results in the extrusion of the material at the entry site and causes an incomplete fill of the void. but the material may leak out into ...

Orthopedics: Seeking a Balance
https://books.google.fr › books
10
· Traduire cette page
Sarmiento Augusto · 2012 · ‎Medical
... of prosthetic head through plastic material 152f Periosteum 104 in fracture ... femoral head 39f endoprostheses incomplete filling of fenestrations with ...
Selected response from:

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 17:27
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2incomplete fill (of the void) or filling
Drmanu49
4the space is not filled
Conor McAuley
2could not be fit snugly
Anne Schulz
Summary of reference entries provided
see too
liz askew

  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
incomplete fill (of the void) or filling


Explanation:
Orthobiologics, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics
https://books.google.fr › books
10
· Traduire cette page
Frederick M. Azar, ‎James H. Calandruccio, ‎Benjamin J. Grear · 2017 · ‎Medical
... the fracture) results in the extrusion of the material at the entry site and causes an incomplete fill of the void. but the material may leak out into ...

Orthopedics: Seeking a Balance
https://books.google.fr › books
10
· Traduire cette page
Sarmiento Augusto · 2012 · ‎Medical
... of prosthetic head through plastic material 152f Periosteum 104 in fracture ... femoral head 39f endoprostheses incomplete filling of fenestrations with ...

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 17:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 5346
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Liz.
agree  Donatello Wilhelm
21 hrs
  -> Thank you.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the space is not filled


Explanation:
Appears to me to be the most natural way of saying it, and I think it fits nicely into the sentence.

It's maybe a classic case of having to completely disconnect from the French, and rethink the situation in English.

That's my tuppence, or two cents across the wee pond!

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 hrs (2022-07-22 01:09:01 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Often "encombrement" refers to floor space, in French (France), anyway, but here I don't think that's the case.

The word "volume" is an alternative, but I'm not too sure I prefer it over "space":

https://www.wordreference.com/fren/encombrement

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 hrs (2022-07-22 01:17:10 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

With the usual disclaimer that I'm not a specialist.

But in orthopaedics, it surely isn't surface area (referred to above as "floor space" for some crazy reason!), you need to fill in the gap, so to speak, for the patient's comfort. So it's volume or space, a three-dimensional thing.

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 days 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
could not be fit snugly


Explanation:
... may be an option if a clou or broche - as mentioned in the client's explanation - was used for the procedure. If a copolymer was used for stabilizing, "filling" would be more appropriate (but the use of copolymer would be unusual, IMO, and I don't see a reason why a widened medullary canal shouldn't be amenable to complete filling with a paste-type material)

Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 17:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 237
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)




Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: see too

Reference information:
encombrement - Dictionnaire Français-Anglais
https://www.wordreference.com › fren › encombrement
Principales traductions. Français, Anglais. encombrement nm, (place occupée par quelque chose), bulk, volume, size n. (width), girth n. L'encombrement de ce ...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3189
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search