The Shoulder Review Flashcards
THE BONY LATERAL EXTENSION OF THE SPINE OF THE SCAPULA.
ACROMION
A CONDITION WHERE THE MOVEMENT OF THE SHOULDER BECOMES SEVERELY LIMITED DUE TO INFLAMMATION.
ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS
DEGENERATION OF A JOINT.
ARTHRITIS
REPLACEMENT OR RESTORATION OF A JOINT.
ARTHROPLASTY
BONE OR CARTILAGE TISSUE DEATH DUE TO A REDUCED, IMPAIRED OR DISRUPTED BLOOD SUPPLY.
AVASCULAR NECROSIS
A DEFECT AT THE ANTERIOINFERIOR BOARDER OF THE GLENOID LABRIUM CAUSED BY ANTERIOR SHOULDER DISLOCATION.
BANKART LESION
INFLAMMATION OF A BURSA.
BURSITIS
THE SMOOTH, ROUND ARTICULATING SURFACE OF THE PROXIMAL HUMERUS.
HUMERAL HEAD
A REGIONAL ANESTHESIA TARGETING TEH BRACHIAL PLEXUS AND DELIVERED THROUGH INJECTION.
INTERSCALENE BLOCK
TEH CARTILAGE THAT FORMS A BALL-LIKE HEAD FOR THE HUMERUS.
LABRUM
ANOTHER NAME FOR THE SHOULDER JOINT.
GLENOHUMERAL JOINT
A FIBROCARTILAGINOUS RING-SHAPED RIM SURROUNDING THE GLENOID CAVITY THAT STABILIZES THE JOINT.
GLENOID LABRUM
DEATH OF BONE TISSUE DUE TO A DISRUPTED OR IMPAIRED BLOOD SUPPLY.
OSTEONECROSIS
AN ARTIFICAL DEVICE USED TO REPLACE A MISSING BODY PART.
PROSTHESIS
THE MUSCLES AND TENDONS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO STABILIZE THE SHOULDER.
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