Chapter 41 Flashcards by kaylee shearer | Brainscape

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Arthritis

A

Inflammation of a joint

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Amputation

A

Te removal of all or part of an extremity

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Arthroplasty

A

The surgical replacement of of a joint

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Closed fracture

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The bone is broken but the skin is intact

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Compound fracture

A

See open fracture

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Fracture

A

A broken bone

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Gangrene

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A condition in which there is death of a tissue

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis on one side of the body

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Open fracture

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The broken bone has come through the skin

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Paralysis

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Loss of muscle function, sensation or both

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Paraplegia

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Paralysis in the legs and lower trunk

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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis in the arms, legs, as lower trunk

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Simple fracture

A

See closed fracture

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Tetraplegia

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See quadraplegia

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