faulty or abnormal position, esp. of the fetus in the uterus
malposition in American English
(ˌmælpəˈzɪʃən)
noun
Pathology
faulty or wrong position, esp. of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus
Word origin
[1830–40; mal- + position]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: format, isomerism, isometric, rococo, walkovermal- is a combining form meaning “bad,” “wrongful,” “ill”. Other words that use the affixmal- include: maladapted, maldistribution, malfunction, malocclusion, malodorous
Examples of 'malposition' in a sentence
malposition
The most common type of technical error was cup malposition (31%).
Teemu Helkamaa, Eero Hirvensalo, Heini Huhtala, Ville Remes 2016, 'Patient injuries in primary total hip replacement: Nationwide analysis in Finland',Acta Orthopaedicahttp://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2015.1135662. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The incidence of radiologically defined malposition was 26.2% (n = 53).
Jozef Klučka, Jan Šenkyřík, Jarmila Skotáková, Roman Štoudek, Michaela Ťoukalková,Ivo Křikava, Lukáš Mareček, Tomáš Pavlík, Alena Štouračová, Petr Štourač 2018, 'Laryngeal mask airway Unique™ position in paediatric patients undergoing magneticresonance imaging (MRI): prospective observational study', BMC Anesthesiologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0617-2. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The radiologically defined malposition was present in 42.9% (n = 3) cases with audible leak.
Jozef Klučka, Jan Šenkyřík, Jarmila Skotáková, Roman Štoudek, Michaela Ťoukalková,Ivo Křikava, Lukáš Mareček, Tomáš Pavlík, Alena Štouračová, Petr Štourač 2018, 'Laryngeal mask airway Unique™ position in paediatric patients undergoing magneticresonance imaging (MRI): prospective observational study', BMC Anesthesiologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0617-2. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Incidence of malposition was 10% (8/80) with 4 cases in each group.
Nayana Amin, Pritee Tarwade, Madhavi Shetmahajan, C S Pramesh, Sabita Jiwnani, AbhishekMahajan, Nilendu Purandare 2016, 'A randomized trial to assess the utility of preintubation adult fiberoptic bronchoscopeassessment in patients for thoracic surgery requiring one - lung ventilation', Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesiahttp://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2016;volume=19;issue=2;spage=251;epage=255;aulast=Amin. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
71.5% of deliveries were complicated by malposition.
Sian McDonnell, Edwin Chandraharan 2015, 'Determinants and Outcomes of Emergency Caesarean Section following Failed InstrumentalDelivery: 5-Year Observational Review at a Tertiary Referral Centre in London', Journal of Pregnancyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/627810. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Five patients had tube malposition, for example, tube extrusion 1–3 months after surgery.
Hua Sun, Yang Li, Qian Huang, Jing-Wen Ding, Zhi-Jia Hou, Dong-Mei Li 2017, 'Medial Canthoplasty Combined with Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy for the Treatmentof Delayed Medial Telecanthal Deformity', Chinese Medical Journalhttp://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2017;volume=130;issue=6;spage=698;epage=702;aulast=Sun. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
On obstetrical examination of the giraffe, a fetal malposition type of dystocia had occurred.
B Rono, C K Limo, T D Kaitho, E M Ndambiri 2011, 'Dystocia in a Rothschild Giraffe at the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, Nairobi,Kenya', Veterinary Worldhttp://www.scopemed.org/mnstemps/2/2-1319387515.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The complications included one component malposition and one knee pain of undetermined origin.
To Wong, Ching-Jen Wang, Jun-Wen Wang, Jih-Yang Ko 2014, 'Functional outcomes of uni-knee arthroplasty for medial compartment knee arthropathyin asian patients', Biomedical Journalhttp://www.biomedj.org/article.asp?issn=2319-4170;year=2014;volume=37;issue=6;spage=406;epage=410;aulast=Wong. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The most common indication for both was delayed second stage of labor due to malposition.
J A Garba, A T Burodo, A D Saidu, B Sulaiman, A G Umar, R Ibrahim, A M Nasir 2018, 'Instrumental vaginal delivery in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto:A ten-year review', Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecologyhttp://www.tjogonline.com/article.asp?issn=0189-5117;year=2018;volume=35;issue=2;spage=123;epage=127;aulast=Garba. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)