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44 Cards in this Set
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ankylosis
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the loss or absence of mobility in a joint due to disease, injury, or a surgical procedure
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arthrodesis
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a surgical procedure to stiffen a joint also known as fusion or surgical ankylosis
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arthroplasty
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surgical repair of a damaged joint; also the surgical replacement of a joint with an artificial joint
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arthroscopic
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a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of the interior of a joint
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bursitis
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Inflammation of a bursa
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callus
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a bulging deposit the forms around the area of the break in a bone, also a thickening of the skill casused by repeated rubbing
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chondroma
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a slow-growing benighn tumor derived from cartilage cells
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chondromalacia
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Abnormal softening of the cartilage
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comminuted fracture
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a fracture in which the bone is spintered or crushed
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craniectomy
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surginal removal of a portion of the skull
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craniostenosis
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a malformaton of the skull due to premature closure of the cranial sutures
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craniotomy
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a surginal incision or opening into te skull; also known as bone flap
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crepitation
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The crackling sound heard when end of a broken bone move together
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dual x-ray absorptiometry
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a low-exposure radiographic measurement of the spine and hips that is able to detect early sign of osteoposoris
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Ewing's sarcoma
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a group of cancers that most frequently affect children or adolescents; aka-Ewing's family of tumor
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hullux valgus
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an abnormal of the joint at the base of the great toe; also known as a bunion
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kyphosis
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an abnormal increase in the outward curature o the thoracic spine as viewed rom the side; also known as humpback or dowagerer's hump.
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laminectomy
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The surgical removal of a lamina from a vertebra
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lordosis
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An abnormal increase in the foward curvature in the lumbar spine. aka-swayback.
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lumbago
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pain of the lumbar region of the spine; also known as lowback pain
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luxation
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the total displacement of a bone from its joint; aka-dislocation
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myeloma
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a milignant tumor composed of blood forming tissues of the bone marrow
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osteitis
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infammation of bone
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osteoarthritis
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the type of artritis most commonly associated with aging; also known as wear-and-tear arthritis
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osteochondroma
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a benign bone tumor characterized by a cartilage capped bony growth; also knows as exostosis
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osteoclasis
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the srugical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity
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osteomalacia
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abnormal softening of bones in adults; also known as adult rickets
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osteomyelitis
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inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone
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osteopenia
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Thinner than average bone density in a young person
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osteoporosis
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a marked loss of bone density in and increase in bone porosity that is frequently associated with aging.
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osteorrhaphy
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surgical suturing, or wiring together of bones.
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osteotomy
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a surginal incisionor sectioning on a bone
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Paget's Disease
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a disease of unknown cause that is characterized by extensive bone destruction followed by abnormal bone repair also known as osteitis
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percutaneous vertebroplasty
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treatment of oseoporosis related compression fractures by injection bone cement to stabilize compresstion fractures within the spinal column
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rheumatoid arthritis
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an autoimmune disorder in which the synovial memebranes, & other body tissues are inflamed and thickened
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rickets
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a disorder occuring in children involving cause by lack of the bones primarily caused by lack of vitimin D, calcium or phosphate
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scoliosis
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an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
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spina bifida
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the conginital defect that occur during early pregnanc in whic the spinal canal fails to close around the spinal cord
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spondylolishesis
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the slipping foward of the body of one of the lower lumbar vertebrae on the vertebra below it
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subluxation
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the partial displacement of a bone from its joint
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synovectomy
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surgical removal of a synovial memebrane from a joint
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thermal capsulorrhaphy
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an arthroscopic technique in which heat is used to shrink and tighten the tissues involved in shoulder instability disorders
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talipes
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also knows as clubfoot, is a congenital deformity in which the foot is turned outward or inward.
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vertebral column
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also known as the spinal column consist of 26 vertebrae
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