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[Marooned]

Hi everybody!

I need help =)

I'm translating a diagnose (Disclocated clavicle fracture )that was drafted by a norwegian doctor. I have difficulty in translating the following:

"It is not to be operated here. He has good feeling and function distal to the fracture".

What does it mean? "and function distal to the fracture"."

[Josef Essberger]

In anatomy the word distal is defined as "further away from the centre of the body (or from the point of attachment)".

So what I, as a complete medical amateur, understand is:

The injury is in the collarbone [clavicle]. The arm is further from the centre of the body than the collarbone is, so the arm is "distal" to the collarbone.

So I interpret "He has good feeling and function distal to the fracture" as:

His arm can feel and work well.

Please double check your understanding as I accept no responsibility for the accuracy of this post.

[Krisi]

very interesting info Mr. Josef. Thanks.
so distal is outer part from the centre...