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Number of Axial bones

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80 of them

Head, facial, hyoid, auditory, trunk, costals, sternum

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Number of Appendicular bones

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126 of them

Arms, shoulders, wrists, hands, legs, pelvis, ankles, feet

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Osteoblast

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forms the tissue and minerals that give bones strength

found within the bone

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Osteoclast

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absorbs and removes unwanted tissue

large cell formed in the marrow

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Osteoclast

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helps maintain bone as living tissue

found within the bone

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Sesamoid Bones

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a bone formed after birth in a tendon where it passes over a joint

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Superior or cephalad

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towards the head

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inferior or caudal

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towards the foot

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adduction

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towards the midline

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abduction

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away from the midline

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What is this movement

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radial deviation

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what is this movement

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ulnar deviation

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Describe dorsiflexion

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pointing toes upward

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Describe plantar flexion

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pointing toes down

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Volar

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refers to the palmar aspect of the forearm and hand only

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Fracture Descriptors: displacement

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bone is translated

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Fracture Descriptors: angulation

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long bone is angled

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Fracture Descriptors: apposition

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bone ends are touching

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Fracture Descriptors: shortening

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bone is displaced and translated longitudinally

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Fracture Descriptors: overriding

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bone is displaced and translated longitudinally

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Fracture Descriptors: long bones

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proximal third, middle third, distal third

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Fracture Descriptors: varus

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like riding a horse (applies to long bones)

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Fracture Descriptors: valgus

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knock knee (applies to long bones)

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Fracture Descriptors: apex volar

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angulation towards the palm (Colle’s)

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Fracture Descriptors: apex dorsal
angulation towards the back of the hand/dorsum (Smith's)
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Fracture Descriptors: Greenstick fracture
pediatric fracture where bones bend but don't break, or one cortex breaks but the other does not
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What is this fracture and how would you describe it
Distal radius fracture/Colles fracture
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What is this fracture and how would you describe it
Both bone forearm fracture
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What is this fracture and how would you describe it
Greenstick fracture
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What is this fracture and how would you describe it
both bone forearm fracture
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What is this fracture and how would you describe it
Femur fracture
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what is this fracture
open fracture
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what is this fracture
open fracture
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synarthrosis
no movement
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amphiarthrosis
slightly movable (distal radio ulnar joint, symphysis pubis)
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diarthrosis
freely movable
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synovial
enclosed by joint capsule and lined with synovial membrane - freely movable
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Joint definition: capsule
collagenous structure that surrounds the joint like a sleeve, protects cartilage while allowing movement of joint
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Joint definition: synovial membrane
lines articular cavity, secretes synovial fluid
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Joint definition: synovial fluid
serous fluid that lubricates the joint
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Joint definition: bursa
fluid filled sack that develops in the spaces between tendons, ligaments, and bones promotes ease of motion and prevents friction
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Joint definition: meniscus
fibrocartilage structure between articular cartilage that provides stability and cushion adherent to the synovial membrane
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ligament
connects bone to bone
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tendon
connects muscle to bone
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tenosynovium
sheath surrounding a tendon that enhances movement or gliding of the tendon
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sprain
injury of a ligament
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strain
injury of a tendon or muscle
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Ortho treatment: traction
sustained mechanical pull to improve a dislocation or fracture by gross realignment, preservation of nerve and blood supply (often used in femur fractures)
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Surgical: arthrodesis
surgical fixation of a joint
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Surgical: arthrotomy
surgical procedure to open and explore a joint
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Surgical: external fixation
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Surgical: internal fixation
metal screws and pins surgically inserted inside the bone to hold bone fragments in place to allow alignment and healing
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Surgical: arthroplasty
joint replacement
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Surgical: osteotomy
surgical procedure in which bones are cut and reoriented with the goal of improving extremity function - often used in correction of malunion of fractures
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AROM
patient moves
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PROM
patient relaxed and is moved by provider
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arthritis
joint inflammation resulting in pain, swelling, stiffness, and limited movement
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arthroscope
camera for a joint
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arthrotomy
opening a joint capsule
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genu
knee
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hallux
big toe
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insidious
onset out of nowhere
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kyphosis
posterior convex curvature of the spine
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lordosis
anterior convex curvature of the spine
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mal-union or mal-alignment
when a broken bone heals in a poor alignment or deformed state
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MOI
mechanism of injury
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osteomyelitis
infection of the bone
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osteophyte
outgrowth of the bone which forms around joints, deforming the joint and limiting their movements
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osteoporosis
loss of bone density
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pes
foot
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planus
flattening of the arch of the foot
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RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
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scoliosis
lateral curvature of the spine
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subluxation
partial dislocation
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what is this an example of
valgus
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what is this an example of
varus
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contusion
direct impact or bruising (can be to muscle or bone)

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