MT Ch. 4-musculoskeletal Flashcards
Orthopedics
Diagnosis and treatment of conditions of musculoskeletal system
Chiropractic
Profession concerned with diagnosis and treatment of misalignment conditions of spine and musculoskeletal system
Orthotics
Making and fitting orthopedic appliances such as braces or splints
Podiatry
Diagnosis and treatment of foot and lower leg disorders
Prosthetics
Making artificial body parts
Arthralgia
Joint pain
Bursitis
Inflammation of a bursa
Callus
Mass of bone tissue that forms at a fracture site during healing
Chondromalacia
Softening of cartilage
Crepitation
Noise made when bones or cartilage rub together in conditions such as arthritis
Ostealgia
Bone pain
Osteomyelitis
Inflammation of bone and bone marrow
Synovitis
Inflammation of synovial membrane
Closed fracture
Fracture that doesn’t break skin Aka simple fracture
Colles’ fracture
Common type of wrist fracture
Comminuted fracture
Bone is shattered, splintered, or crushed into small pieces
Open fracture
Fracture that breaks the skin Aka compound fracture
Compression fracture
Loss of height of a vertebral body caused by trauma or osteoporosis
Fracture
Broken bone
Greenstick fracture
Incomplete break; one side is broken and the other side is bent. Commonly found in children
Impacted fracture
Bone fragments are pushed into each other
Oblique fracture
Fracture line is at an angle
Pathologic fracture
Caused by diseased or weakened bone
Spiral fracture
Fracture line spirals around the bone, longer healing time