ortho 2 Flashcards
AKA
above knee amputation
BKA
below knee amputation
canellous screws
spongey bone
cortical screws
hard bone
epiphyseal plate
growth plate
tendons
connect muscle to bone
malunion
misaligned
infection of bone
osteomyelitis
delayed union
taking longer to heal
open reduction
open at fracture site
closed reduction
open above fracture site
cut bones
osteotomes
tendons
connect muscle to bone
ligaments
connect bone to bone
metaphysis
where diaphysis meets epiphysis
diaphysis
shaft of long bone
epiphysis
end of long bone
endosteum
thin layer of connective tissue that lines inside of bone
periosteum
fibrous membrane that covers bone
thin layer og hyaline cartilage that covers epiphysis where bone forms a joint
articular cartilage
contains yellow, fatty marrow
medullary cavity