Pathology of the Skeletal System

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loss or absence of mobility in a joint due to disease, injury or surgery

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Ankylosis

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frozen shoulder, painful ankylosis of the shoulder

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Adhesive Capsulitis

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Stiffness of the joint

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Arthrosclerosis

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inflammation of the bursa

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Bursitis

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abnormal softening of cartilage

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Chondromalacia

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inflammatory condition of one or more joints

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Arthritis

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known as wear and tear arthritis, associated w/ aging

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Osteoarthritis

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• Type of inflammatory arthritis characterized by deposits of urate crystals in the joints, often the big toe.
• High levels of uric acid in the blood caused by meds, alcohol, diet, and/or disease

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Gout

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• Chronic autoimmune disorder in which the joints are attacked
• AS RA progressively attack synovial membranes, they become inflamed and thicken so the joints are swollen and painful

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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A slipped or ruptured disk, the breaking apart of an intervertebral disk resulting in a bulge that can put pressure on the spinal nerve

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Herniated Disk

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low back pain, general term for pain in the lumbar spine

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Lumbago

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what are the diseases ion the curvature of the spine

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• Kyphosis
• Lordosis
• Scoliosis

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abnormal increase in outward curvature in the thoracic spine

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Kyphosis

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abnormal increase in forward curve of the lumbar spine

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Lordosis

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abnormal sideways curve of the spine

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Scoliosis

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loss of bone density and increase in bone porosity

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Osteoporosis

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Thinner than average bone density

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Osteopenia

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What are the fractures of bone? (4)

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• Open fracture
• Comminuted fracture
• Stress fracture
• Transverse fracture

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Aka compound fracture, broken bone breaks through the skin

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Open fracture

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bone splintered or crushed

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Comminuted fracture

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overuse injury, small crack in bone that develops from chronic excessive impact

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Stress fracture

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occurs straight across, perpendicular to the shaft of the bone

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Transverse fracture

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radiography, help visualize bone fractures and abnormalities of other hard-tissues

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X-ray

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visual exam of the internal structure of a joint

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Arthroscopy

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used to image soft tissue such as the interior of joints

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Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI)