Medical, and surgical terms for musculoskeletal system

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Electromyography (EMG)

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Use of electrical stimulation to diagnose the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them

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Reduction

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Procedure that restores a bone to its normal position

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Closed reduction

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Reduction in which fractured bones are realigned by manipulation rather than surgery

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Open Reduction

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Reduction in which fractured bones are placed in their proper position during surgery

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Bone Immobilization

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Procedures used to restrict movement, stabilize, and protect a fracture and facilitate the healing process

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Casting

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Bone immbilization by application of a solid, siff dressing formed with plaster of Paris or similar material

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Spinting

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Bone immobilization by application of an orthopedic device to the injured body part

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Traction

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Bone immobolization by application of weights and pulleys to align or immobolize a fracture

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Amputation

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Partial or complete removal of an extremity due to trauma or a circulatory disease

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Arthrocentesis

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Puncture of a joint space using a needle to remove accumulated fluid

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Arthoclasia

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Surgical breaking of an ankylosed joint to provide movement

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Arthroscopy

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Visual examination of the interior of a joint and its structure using a thin, flexible fiberoptic scope called an arthroscope that contains a magnifying lens, fiberoptic light and miniature camera that projects images on a monitor

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Bone Grafting

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Implantation or transplanation of bone tissue from another part of the body or from another peron to serve as replacement for damaged or missing bone tissue

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Bursectomy

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Excision of bursa

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Laminectomy

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Excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra

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Prosthesis fitting

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Replacement of a missing part of an artificial substitute such as an artificial extremity

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Revision surgery

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Surgery repeated to correct problems of a previously unsuccessful surgery or to replace a worn-out prosthesis

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Bone Revision Surgery

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Revision surgery to correct misalignment of bones, broken prosthesis and bone fractures occurring around the prostheses

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Sequestrectomy

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Excision of a sequestrum

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Synovectomy

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Excision of a synovial membrane

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Total hip replacement

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Surgical procedure to replace a hip joint damaged by a degenerative disease, commonly arthritis

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Arthrography

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Series of radiographs taken after injection of contrast material into a joint cavity, especially the knee or shoulder, to outline the contour of the joint

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Bone Density Test (bone densitometry)

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Noninvasive procedure that uses low energy x ray absorption to measure bone mineral density and usually measures bones of the spine hip and forarm

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Discography

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Radiological examination of the intervetrebral disk structures with ibnjection of a contrast medium

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Lumbosacral spinal radiography

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Radiography of the five lumbar vertebrae and the fused sacral vertebrae, including anteroposterior, lateral and oblique views of the lower spine

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Myelography

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Radiography of the spinal cord after injection of a contrast medium to identify and study spinal distoriton caused by tumors, cysts, herniated, intervertebral disks or other lesions

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Scintigraphy

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Nuclear medicine procedure that visualizes various tissues and organs after administration of a radionuclide

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Bone Scintigraphy

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Scintigraphy in which the radionuclide is injected intravenously and taken up into the bone