Bones Flashcards
What is Avascular necrosis?
Also known as..
Also known as osteonecrosis, is an area of bone tissue death caused by insufficient blood flow.
(a- means without, vascul means blood vessels, and -ar means pertaining to; and necrosis means tissue death).
Where does avascular necrosis most commonly occur?
In the hip joint, and often requires a hip replacement.
What is craniostenosis?
Is a malformation of the skull due to the premature closure of the cranial sutures (crani/o means skull, and -stenosis means abnormal narrowing).
What is osteitis?
Also spelled ostitis
Inflammation of a bone (osteoporosis means bone, -itis means inflammation).
What is osteomalacia?
Also known as…
Adult rickets, is abnormal softening of bones in adults (oste/o means bone, and -malacia means abnormal softening).
What condition is usually caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, calcium, and/or phosphate.
Osteomalacia
What is osteomyelitis?
An inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone (oste/o means bone, myel means bone marrow, and -itis means inflammation).
Where does the bacterial infection that causes osteomyelitis often originate in?
Originates in another part of the body and spreads to the bone via blood.
What is Paget’s disease?
A chronic bone disease of unknown cause named for Sir James Paget. The condition is characterized by the abnormal breakdown of bone, usually in pelvis, skull, spine, and legs followed by abnormal bone formation. The new bone is often structurally enlarged, misshapen, and weak.
What is periostitis?
Inflammation of the periosteum (peri- means surrounding, ost means bone, and -itis means inflammation). This condition is often associated with shin splints.
What is rickets?
A deficiency disease occurring in children. This condition is characterized by defective bone growth resulting from a lack of vitamin D necessary for the body to maintain calcium and phosphorus levels in the bones.
Is rickets common in the US?
Rickets is uncommon but its incidence is increasing.
What is short stature?
Formerly known as…
Dwarfism, is a condition resulting from the failure of the bones of the limbs to grow to an appropriate length compared to the size of head and trunk.
What does the term talipes mean?
Also known as..
Known as clubfoot, describes any congenital deformity of the foot involving the talus (ankle bones).
