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Chapter 3: Musculoskeletal Flashcards

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Salter-Harris

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Fracture of epiphyseal plate in children

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Prefixes: Ab-

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Away from

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Prefixes: Ad-

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Toward

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Prefixes: Circum-

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Around

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Prefixes: Dia-

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Through, complete

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Prefixes: Ex-, E-

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Out, outward

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Prefixes: Pro-

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Forward, in front of, in favor of

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Prefixes: Re-

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Backward, Again

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Prefixes: Syn-

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Together, joined

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Combining Form: Calcane/o

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Calcaneus

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Combining Form: Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Combining Form: Cleid/o

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Clavicle

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Combining Form: Cost/o

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Costa(Rib)

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Combining Form: Dactyl/o

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Digitus (Whole finger or toe)

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Combining Form: Digit/o

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Digitus (Whole finger or toe)

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Combining Form: Erythemat/o

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Red

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Combining Form: Femor/o

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Femur

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Combining Form: Fibr/o

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Fiber

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Combining Form: Fibul/o

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Fibula

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Combining Form: Foramin/o

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Foramen, an opening or hole

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Combining Form: Foss/o

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A hollow or depression especially on surface of bone

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Combining Form: Kyph/o

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Round back

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Combining Form: Lei/o

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Smooth

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Combining Form: Lord/o

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Swayback

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Combining Form: Malleol/o

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Malleolus

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Combining Form: Mandibul/o

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Mandible/lower jaw

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Prefixes: Meta

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Change

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Combining Form: Metatars/o

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Metatarsal

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29
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Combining Form: Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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30
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Combining Form: Orth/o

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Straight/upright

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31
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Combining Form: Oste/o

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Bone

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Combining Form: Patell/a, patell/o

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patellar

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Combining Form: Peritone/o

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Peritoneum(lining of the abdomen)

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34
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Combining Form: Perone/o

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Fibula

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35
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Combining Form: Physi/o

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Nature

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36
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Combining Form: Rheumat/o

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Watery flow

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37
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Combining Form: Scoli/o

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Curvature

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Combining Form: sin/o

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Sinus/ cavity or channel lined with membrane

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39
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Combining Form: Spin/o

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Spine

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40
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Combining Form: Spondyl/o

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Vertebra, backbone, spine

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41
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Combining Form: Syndesm/o

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Ligament

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42
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Combining Form: Tars/o

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Ankle, tarsal

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Combining Form: Tibi/o

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Tibia

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44
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Combining Form: Tom/o

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Cutting, section

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Combining Form: Tubercul/o

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Nodule or small raised area

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46
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Combining Form: Zygom/a, zygomatic

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cheekbone

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47
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Suffixes: -blast

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embryonic, cell growth

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48
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Suffixes: -centesis

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surgical puncture

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49
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Suffixes: -clasis

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intentional breaking

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50
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Suffixes: -clast

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breaking down

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51
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Suffixes: -cyte

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cell

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52
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Suffixes: -desis

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binding, stabilizing

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53
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Suffixes: -gram

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Record, recording

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Suffixes: -graphy

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process of recording

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Suffixes: -graph

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instrument to record

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Suffixes: -listhesis

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Suffixes: -lysis

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breaking down, dissolving, loosening, freeing from adhesions

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Suffixes: -metry

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process of measurement

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Suffixes: -oid

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resembling; like

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Suffixes: -physis

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Growth, nature

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Suffixes: -poiesis

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Formation, production

62
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Suffixes: -sarcoma

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Connective tissue cancer

63
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Suffixes: -scopy

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Process of viewing

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Suffixes: -sis

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state of/ condition

65
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Suffixes: -trophy

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process of nourishment, development

66
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What does OA stand for?

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Osteoarthritis

67
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What is osteoarthritis?

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DJD(Degenerative Joint Disease) degenerative articular cartilage and a wearing down of the bones edges at a joint,

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What does RA stand for?

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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Autoimmune in nature, inflammatory joint disease occurs in a younger population (20-45yrs)

70
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Which arthritis is autoimmune?

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

71
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Which arthritis is degenerative?

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Osteoarthritis

72
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What test is done to determine if a patient may have Rheumatoid arthritis?

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RF(Rheumatoid Factor) Test

73
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Osteoporosis

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Loss of bone mass resulting in bones being fragile and at risk for fractures

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What does CTS stand for?

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

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caused by compression of the median nerve, compression injury caused that manifests as fluctuating pain, numbness, and paresthesia

76
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Compression of the median nerve can cause…

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

77
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What is a bunion?

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Painful enlargement and inflammation of the first metatarsophalangeal joint

78
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What does MD stand for?

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Muscular Dystrophy

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What is Muscular Dystrophy?

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Group of disorders characterized as an inherited progressive atrophy of skeletal muscle without neural involvement

80
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What is another name for talipes?

81
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What is talipes?

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deformity resulting in an abnormal twisting of the foot

82
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What is rickets?

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Osteomalacia in childhood

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What is Paget Disease

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Osteitis deformans (misshaped bone from breakdown and formation of bone tissue)

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What is scoliosis?

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Lateral S curve of the spine, can cause loss of height

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What is kyphosis?

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“Roundback” extreme posterior curvature of the thoracic area of the spine

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What is Lordosis?

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Swayback, exaggerated anterior curve of the lumbar vertebrae

87
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What is Fibromyalgia?

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disorder characterized by musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, muscle stiffness, and spasms

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What is myalgia?

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general term that means muscle pain

89
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What is a sprain?

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Traumatic Injury to a joint involving the ligaments

90
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What is a strain?

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Lesser injury than a sprain, from overuse or overstretching of a muscle or tendon

91
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What is a subluxation?

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When a bone is partially out of the joint

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What is a dislocation?

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When a bone is completely out of a joint

93
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What is greenstick?

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Fracture of a bone meaning partially bent and partially broken

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What is compression?

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Fractured area that collapses on itself

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What is a complicated fracture?

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When bone is broken and pierces an internal organ

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What is a comminuted fracture?

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Bone is crushed and/or shattered into multiple pieces

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What is a Colles fracture?

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Fracture at distal end of the radius at the epiphysis. (often when a patient tries to break their fall)

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What is Salter-Harris?

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A fracture of epiphyseal plate in children

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What is a hairline fracture?

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Minor fracture appearing as a thin line on an xray, may not extend through bone

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What is an impacted fracture?

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Broken bones with ends driven into each other

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What does EMG stand for?

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Electromyography

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What is an electromyography?

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Procedure that records the electrical activity of muscles

103
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What does MRI stand for?

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

104
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What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging?

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Procedure that uses magnetic properties to record detailed info about internal structures

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What is an XRAY?

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Radiograph

106
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What is a DEXA Scan?

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Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry

107
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What’s another word for DEXA Scan?

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Bone mineral density studies

108
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What is a DEXA Scan for?

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Procedure that measures the density of bone at the hip and spine

109
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What is a Phalen test?

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Used to elicit symptoms of CTS, diagnostic test where dorsum of hands are pressed together

110
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What is ROM?

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Range of Motion

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What is a serum calcium (CA) test for?

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To measure the amount of calcium in blood

112
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What is an amputation?

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Removal of a limb when there are no feasible options to save it

113
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What does THR stand for?

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Total Hip Replacement

114
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What does TKR stand for?

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Total Knee Replacement

115
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What is traction?

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Process of pulling a body part into correct alignment to correct a dislocation

116
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Combining form: Tract/o

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Suffixes: -ion

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Process of

118
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What does NSAID stand for?

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Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug

119
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What does O stand for?

120
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What does A stand for?

121
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What does C1-C7 stand for?

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Cervical Vertebrae

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What does CR stand for?

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Closed Reduction

123
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What does CREF stand for?

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Closed reduction external fixation

124
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What does DIP stand for?

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Distal interphalangeal joint

125
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What does DJD stand for?

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Degenerative Joint Disorder

126
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What does EF stand for?

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External fixation

127
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What does I stand for?

128
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What does L1-L7 stand for?

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Lumbar vertebrae

129
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What does OR stand for?

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Open reduction

130
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What does ORIF stand for?

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Open reduction internal fixation

131
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What does PIP stand for?

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Proximal interphalangeal joint

132
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What does S1-S5 stand for?

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Sacral segments

133
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What does T1-T12 stand for?

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Thoracic vertebrae

134
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Combining Form: Myos/o

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