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malposition

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malposition [¦mal·pə′zish·ən]
(medicine)
Abnormal position of an organ or other body structure, or of the fetus.


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Among those with tarsal scarring, a small proportion will have thickening of the tarsus and deformation of the lid, whereby the malposition of eyelashes leads to abrasion of the cornea and, in some cases, corneal ulceration and scarring.
In clinical studies, the most commonly reported adverse events in augmentation patients at four years post-implantation were: capsular contracture, breast pain, swelling, nipple complications, implant malposition and implant rupture.
The two most frequently cited causes of CMT are intrauterine malposition and birth trauma.
 
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