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1
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severe wasting away of depleted tissues

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cachexia

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any point where two bones meet, whether or not the bones are movable at the interface

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joint

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typically derived from the names of the bones involved

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joint name

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-dense connective tissue that connects bones
-between bones in close contact

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fibrous joints

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bones connected by cartilage
-hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage connect bones

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cartilaginous joints

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most common and most complex joint
-allows free movement

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synovial joints

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functional classification of joints: immovable (cannot move)

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synarthrotic

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functional classification of joints: slightly movable (difficult to move)

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amphiarthrotic

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functional classification of joints: freely movable (easy to move)
-most joints

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diarthrotic

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(aka synarthrosis or synarthrodial joint)
a point at which adjacent bones are bound by collagen fibers that emerge from one bone, cross the space between them, and penetrate into the other (immovable)

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fibrous joint

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What are the three kinds of joints?

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sutures, gomphoses, syndesmoses

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immovable or slightly movable fibrous joints that closely bind the bones of the skull to each other

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sutures

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a type of fibrous joint that attaches a tooth to its socket

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gomphosis

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a fibrous joint at which two bones are bound by longer collagenous fibers than in a suture or gomphosis giving the bones more mobility

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syndesmosis

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(amphiarthrosis, or amphiarthrodial joint)
two bones are linked by cartilage

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cartilaginous joint

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What are the two types of cartilaginous joints?

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synchrondroses and symphyses

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17
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bones are bound by hyaline cartilage
-temporary joint in the epiphyseal plate in children
-first rib attachment to sternum

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synchrondrosis

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two bones joined by fibrocartilage
-pubic symphysis in which right and left pubic bones joined by interpubic disc
-bodies of vertebrae and intervertebral discs

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symphysis

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(diarthrosis or diarthrodial joint)
joint in which two bones are separated by a joint cavity
-most familiar type of joint
-most are freely movable
-most structurally complex type of joint

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synovial joint

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layer of hyaline cartilage that covers the facing surfaces of two bones

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articular cartilage

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cavity that separates articular surfaces

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joint (articular) cavity

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slippery lubricant in joint cavity

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synovial fluid

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connective tissue that encloses the cavity and retains the fluid

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joint (articular) capsule

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24
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continuous with periosteum of adjoining bones

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outer fibrous capsule

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composed mainly of fibroblast-like cells that secrete synovial fluid and macrophages that remove debris from the joint cavity

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inner, cellular, synovial membrane

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26
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in the knee, two cartilages extend inward from the left and right but do not entirely cross the joint

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meniscus

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27
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a strip or sheet of tough collagenous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
-most important structure in stabilizing a joint

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tendon

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similar tissue that attaches one bone to another

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ligament

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a fibrous sac filled with synovial fluid, located between adjacent muscles, where tendon passes over bone, or between bone and skin

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bursa

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30
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elongated cylindrical bursae wrapped around a tendon

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tendon sheaths

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31
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the degrees through which a joint can move

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range of motion (ROM)

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32
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ROM is determined by…

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1.Structure of articular surfaces
2. strength and tautness of ligaments and joint capsules
3. action of the muscles and tendons

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33
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state of tension maintained in resting muscles

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muscle tone

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34
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hip and shoulder joints

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ball-and-socket joint

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35
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between metacarpals and phalanges

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condyloid joint

36
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between carpals and tarsals

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gliding joint

37
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elbow and between phalanges

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hinge joint

38
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atlantoaxial joint (dens of axis and atlas)

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pivot joint

39
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between carpal and metacarpal of thumb

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saddle joint

40
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movement that decreases joint angle (common in hinge joints)

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flexion

41
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movement that straightens a joint and generally returns a body part to the zero position

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extension

42
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further extension of a joint beyond the zero position

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hyperextension

43
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movement in which a bone spins on its longitudinal axis
-rotation of trunk, thigh, head, or arm

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rotation

44
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DO NOT FORGET TO LOOK AT MOTION THROUGH THE PLANES

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45
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turns the bone outward

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lateral (external) rotation

46
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movement of a body part in the frontal plane away from the midline of the body

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abduction

47
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raise arm over back or front of head

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hyperabduction

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movement in the frontal plane back toward the midline

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adduction

49
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crossing fingers, crossing ankles

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hyperadduction

50
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movement that raises a body part vertically in the frontal plane

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elevation

51
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movement that lowers a body part in the same plane

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depression

52
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the anterior movement of a body part in the transverse (horizontal) plane

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protraction

53
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posterior movement

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retraction

54
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one end of an appendage remains stationary while the other end makes a circular motion

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circumduction

55
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forearm movement that turns palm to face anteriorly or upward

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supination

56
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forearm movement that turns palms to face with posteriorly or downward

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pronation

57
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right or left movement from the zero position (mandible)

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lateral excursion

58
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movement back to the median, zero position (mandible)

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medial excursion

59
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tilts the hand toward the little finger

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ulnar flexion

60
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tilts the hand toward the thumb

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radial flexion

61
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curling of the fingers

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flexion of fingers

62
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straightening the fingers

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extension of fingers

63
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elevation of toe as you do while swinging foot forward to take a step (heel strike)

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dorsiflexion

64
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extension of foot so that toes point downward as in standing on tiptoe (toe-off)

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plantar flexion

65
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movement in which the soles are turned medially

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inversion

66
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movement in which the soles are turned laterally (outward)

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eversion

67
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most freely movable joint in the body

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shoulder joint

68
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(humeroscapular) hemispherical head of humerus articulates with glenoid cavity of scapula

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glenohumeral joint

69
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what are the five principal ligaments that support the shoulder?

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3 glenohumeral ligaments, coracohumeral ligament, and transverse humeral ligament

70
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What are the four bursa that occur in the shoulder?

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subdeltoid, subacromial, subcoracoid, subscapular

71
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point at which the head of the femur inserts into the acetabulum of the hip bone
-bears much more weight, has deeper sockets, and is more stable than the shoulder

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coxal (hip) joint

72
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horseshoe-shaped ring of fibrocartilage that deepens socket

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acetabular labrum

73
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What are the ligaments that support the hip joint?

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iliofemoral and pubofemoral (anterior), ischiofemoral (posterior), transverse acetabular

74
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pit on head of femur
-round ligament, or ligamentum teres- arises from here and attaches to lower margin of acetabulum
-contains artery that supplies blood to the head of the femur

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fovea capitis

75
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some infants suffer from this type of hip dislocation
-acetabulum is not deep enough to hold the head of the femur in place

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congenital dislocation

76
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largest and most complex diarthrosis of the body; primarily a hinge joint
-capable of slight rotation and lateral gliding when knee is flexed

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tibiofemoral (knee) joint

77
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gliding joint

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patellofemoral joint

78
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-supported by a complex array of extracapsular ligaments external to joint capsule
-prevent knee from rotating when joint is extended
-fibular (lateral) collateral ligament
-tibial (medial) collateral ligament

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popliteal region of knee

79
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-prevents hyperextension of knee when this is pulled tight
-common site of knee injury

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anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)

80
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-prevents femur from sliding off tibia
-prevents tibia from being displaced backward
-untwists the ligaments

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posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)

81
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What do the medial and lateral meniscus do?

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absorb shock and shape joint

82
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a broad term for pain and inflammation of a joint
-most common crippling disease in the US

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arthritis

83
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physicians who treat arthritis and other joint disorders

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rheumatologist

84
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most common form of arthritis
-“wear-and-tear” arthritis
-results from years of joint wear
-articular cartilage softens and degenerates
-accompanied by crackling sounds called crepitus
-bone spurs develop on exposed bone tissue causing pain

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osteoarthritis (OA)

85
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autoimmune attack against the joint tissues
-misguided antibodies (rheumatoid factor) attack synovial membrane, enzymes in synovial fluid degrade the articular cartilage, joint begins to ossify
-remissions occur, steroids and aspirin control inflammation

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rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

86
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solidly fused, immobilized joint

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ankylosis

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