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Acetablum

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circular cavity side of pelves that articulate with hend of femur form hip joints.

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Allogenic

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originating within another.

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Ankylosing Spondylitis

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rheumatoid arthritis that causes inflammation of joints between vertebrae.

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Arthrodesis

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surgical fusion of two bones suffers joints, ankle, elbow, and shoulder.

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Arthrolysis

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surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint.

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Arthroscopy

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visual examination of internal structure of joints.

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Autologous

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originating within an dividual.

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Avascular Necrosis

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area of bone tissue by insufficient blood flow.

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Chondromalacia

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abnormal softening of cartilage.

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Comminuted fracture

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none is sptintered or crusred.

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Copression fracture

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when bone is pressed together.

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Costochondritis

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inflammation of cartiage that connects to rib to sternum.

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Craniosterosis

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malformation skull due to premature cloure of eranial sutunes.

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Crepitation

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grating sound heard when end of broken bone move together.

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Dual x-ray absorptiometry

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low eposure radiographic mednsurement of spire and hips to measure bone density.

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Gout

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type of arthritis characterised by deposite of uric acid crystals in jonits of toe gout affect the bone warm, red and sensitive.

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Hallux valgus

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an abnormal enlargement of jonits at the bone of great toe.

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Hemarthrosis

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blood within the joints.

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Hemopoietic

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pertaining to formation of blood cells.

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Internal Fixation

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a plate or pins are placed directly into bone to hold broken pieces place.

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Juvenile Rheumationid Arthritis

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disorder affects childern 16 years or younger with systems stiffres, pain, joints swelling, skin rash and fever.

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Kyphosis

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outward curvature of thoraic spine as veiwed from side.

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Laminestomy

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surgical remover of a lamina or poster portion of a verebra.

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Lordosis

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forward curvature of the lambar spine.

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Lumbago

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pain of the lumbar region of the spin.

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Malleolus

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raounde bony projects on the tiba and fibula on side of each ankle joints.

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Manubrium

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bony struture that form theupper portion of stermum.

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Metacarpals

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bone that form palms of hands.

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Metatarsals

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form part of foot to which the toes are attacheal.

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Myelom

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types of cancer that oocurs in blood- making cell found in red bone marrow.

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Open Fractures

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the bone is broken but is no open wound in the skin.

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Orthopedic Surgeon

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Physician who specialize in diagnosing and treatment disease and disorder involving bones, joints and muclse.

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Orthotic

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Mechanical appliance, shoe insert and leg brace or slint.

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Osteitis

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inflammation of bone.

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Osteoarthisit

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most commonly associated with aging.

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Ostcochondroma

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benign nony projects coured with cartilage.

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Osteoclasis

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surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity.

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Osteomalacia

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abnormal softening of bone in adults

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Osteomyelitis

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inflammation of the bone marrow and and adjacent bone.

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Osteopenia

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thinner than averga bone density.

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Osteuporosis

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marked loss of density and increase in bone purosity that is frequently associated with aging.

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Osteoporotic hip fracture

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caused by weakening of the hone due to osteoporosis and can occur either spontaneously or as a result of a fall.

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Osterrphaphy

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surgical suturing or wariring togther or bones.

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Pathologic Fracture

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when a weakeded bone breaks under normal strain.

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Percutaneous Vertebropplasty

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to treat ostoporosis related compression fractures.

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Prosthesis

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disorder or disease or missing body parts, such as leg that has been amputated.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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disorder in joints and some organ of other body disease are attacked.

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Rickets

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disease occuring on childern.

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Scolisis

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abnormal lateral curvature of the bone.

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Spina Bifida

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occurs during preg. when spinal canal fail to close completely around spinal cord to protect it.

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Spondyloisthesis

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slipping movement of body one lower lumbar vertebra.

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Spondylosis

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disorder can cause loss of normal spinal structure and function.

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Subluxation

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displacement of a bone from its joints.

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Synovectomy

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surgical remover or a synovial membrane from a joints.

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Vertebrae

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spinal column consists 26.

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