Treatment Procedures of the Skeletal System

Question 1

Mechanical appliance, such as a shoe insert or splint, designed to support, control, correct, or compensate for impaired limb function

Answer 1

Orthotic

Question 2

surgical fusion of two bones to stiffen a joint

Answer 2

Arthrodesis

Question 3

Minimally invasive procedure to treat the interior of a joint

Answer 3

Arthroscopic Surgery

Question 4

Surgical repair of a damaged joint

Answer 4

Arthroplasty

Question 5

attempted non-surgical realignment of the bone, also called manipulation

Answer 5

Closed reduction

Question 6

holding or fastening a bone in a fixed position with strapping or a cast

Answer 6

Immobilization

Question 7

Pulling force exerted on a limb in a distal direction to return a bone to normal alignment

Answer 7

Traction