Chapter 3 part 9 Flashcards
orthotic
mechanic appliance such as a shoe insert, leg brace or a splint designed to control, correct or compensate for impaired limb function
prosthesis
substitute for a diseased or missing body part
arthrodesis
aka surgical ankylosis is the surgical fusion of two bones to stiffen a joint
desis
to bind, tie together
arthrolysis
surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint
lysis
loosening or setting free, breaking down or destruction
arthroscopic surgery
minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of the interior of a joint
chondroplasty
surgical repair of damaged cartilage
synovectomy
surgical removal of the synovial membrane from a joint
arthroplasty** not the definition it should be
surgical placement of an artificial joint
total knee replacement
all parts of the knee were replaced
partial knee replacement
part of the knee was replaced
total hip replacement
aka total hip arthroplasty is performed to restore a damaged hip to full function
hip resurfacing
alternative to removing the head of the femur; function is restored to the hip by placing a metal cap over the head of the femur to allow it to move smoothly over a metal lining in the acetabulum
revision surgery
replacement of a failed implant
bone density testing
BDT
closed reduction
CR
fracture
Fx
osteoarthritis
OA
osteoporosis
OP
partial knee replacement
PKR
polymyalgia rheumatica
PMR
rheumatoid arthritis
RA
total hip arthroplasty
THA
total knee arthroplasty
TKA
percutaneous diskectomy
to treat a herniated intervertebral disk a thin tube is inserted through the skin of the back to suction out the ruptured disk or to vaporize it with a laser
percutanesous vertebroplasty
performed to treat osteoporosis related compression fractures, bone cement is is injected to stabilize compression fractures within the spinal column
laminectomy
surgical removal of a lamina or posterior portion of a vertebra
spinal fusion
technique to immobilize part of the spine by joining together two or more vertebrae
craniectomy
surgical removal of a portion of the skull; used to relieve intracranial pressure
intracranial pressure
the amount of pressure inside the skill
craniotomy
surgical incision or opening into the skull to gain access to the brain to remove a tumor, to remove pressure or to obtain access for other surgical procedures
