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Unit 4 Flashcards

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-ago

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disease

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-algia

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pain

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all/o-

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other, different

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ankyl/o-

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crooked, bent, stiff

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-ation

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action, procedure

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burs/o-

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bursa (fluid-filled sacs around joints)

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aut/o-

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self

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bifid/o-

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to split in two, divide

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chondr/o-, chrondr/i-

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cartilidge

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cost/o-

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rib

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crani/o-

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cranium (skull)

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-desis

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to bind, tie together

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dys-

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bad, deficient

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-itis

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inflammation

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kyph/o-

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bend, hump

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ligament/o-

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ligaments (connective tissue between bones)

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-listhesis

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to slip forward

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lord/o-

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curve, bend

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lumb/o-

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lumbar (lower back)

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lux/o-

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dislocate, slide, bend

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-lysis

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degeneration

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-malacia

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softening

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myel/o-

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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-oma

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tumor

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oss/e-, oss/i-, ost/e/o-

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bone

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-osis

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-ous

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-penia

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deficiency

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per-

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through

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plas/i-, plas/o-

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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poly-

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prosth/o-, prosthet/o-

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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scoli/o-

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curve, bent

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spin/o-

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spine

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spondyl/o-, vertebr/o-

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vertebrae/vertebral column

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-stenosis

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narrowing of an opening/canal

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sub-

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below, less

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synovi/o-, synov/o-

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synovial membrane/fluid around joints

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talip/o-

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ankle bone

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valg/o-

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bent or twisted outward

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acetabulum

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hip socket

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acetaminophen/APAP

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analgesic/antipyretic

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adhesive capsulitis

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allogenic

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ankylosis

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ankylosing spondylitis

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arthritis mainly affecting joints between vertebrae

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arthritis

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inflammation of joints

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arthrodesis

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arthrosclerosis

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arthroscopy

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visual examination of inside the joint

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autologous

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avascular necrosis

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Baker’s cyst/popliteal cyst

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cyst that forms behind the knee joint, full of synovial fluid

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bone density testing/BDT

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test measuring mineral concentration in bones

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bone marrow biopsy

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removal of living bone marrow tissue for testing

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bone marrow transplant/BMT

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stem cell transplant (for certain blood cancers)

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bone resorption inhibitors/biphosphonates

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drugs that inhibit the body’s natural resorption/degradation of bones to treat diseases like osteoporosis

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buckle fracture

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bursitis

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inflammation of bursa

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callus

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chondromalacia

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softening of cartilidge

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closed reduction/CR

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non-surgical procedure to set broken bone

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clubfoot/talipes

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birth defect where foot/ankle is pointed down and inwards

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Colles’ fracture

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fracture at or close to the wrist, usually the result of catching a fall

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comminuted fracture

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compression fracture

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costochondritis

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inflammation of the cartilidge around the ribs and sternum

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craniostenosis

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any condition resulting in abnormally small skull cavity

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craniotomy

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surgical removal of a section of skull

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crepitation/crepitus

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scraping noise made when two bones rub together

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decompression craniectomy

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surgical removal of a portion of skull for the purpose of relieving pressure on the brain

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dislocation/luxation

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when a bone is forced out of its normal joint

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dual x-ray absorptiometry/DXA

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Ewing’s sarcoma

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fat embolus

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fracture/fx

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gout

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arthritis caused by urate deposits in the joints

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greenstick fracture

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bone fracture where one side breaks and the other side stays unbroken (like a living tree branch)

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hallux valgus

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bunion

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hemarthrosis

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blood within a joint

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hematopoietic

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herniated disk

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hernia of the soft tissue between vertebrae

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incomplete fracture

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juvenile idiopathic arthritis/JIA

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autoimmune disease in children under 16 years, causing arthritis, fatigue, and rash

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kyphosis

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hunchback/abnormal outward curve of upper spine

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laminectomy

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lordosis

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abnormal inward curve of lumbar spine

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lumbago

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general term for pain in lumbar spine

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malleolus

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manubrium

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metacarpals

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5 bones making up the palm of the hand

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metatarsals

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5 bones making up the “palm” of the foot

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multiple myeloma

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oblique fracture

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fracture occurring at an angle

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open fracture

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fracture that breaks the skin

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open reduction internal fixation/ORIF

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surgical setting of a bone including fixing the bone using plates/screws

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olecranon

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orthopedic surgeon

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orthotic

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medical appliance used to support or correct a limb

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ossification

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bone tissue formation

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ostectomy

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surgical removal of part of or a whole bone

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osteitis

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inflammation of the bone

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osteoarthritis

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osteochondroma

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benign bony growth covered in cartilidge

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osteomalacia

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softening of the bones

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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of the bone marrow

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osteopenia

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bone density deficiency

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osteophytes

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small bony bumps that may form around joints

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osteoporosis/OP

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disease characterized by decrease in bone density and increase in porosity

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osteoporotic hip fracture

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hip fracture as a result of weaker bones from osteoporosis

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osteorrhaphy

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surgical suturing of two bones (wires, usually)

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osteotomy

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surgical procedure involving cutting/trimming a bone

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Paget’s disease/osteitis deformans

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chronic disease characterized by abnormal bone growth and degradation

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partial knee replacement/PKR

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pathologic fracture

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percutaneous diskectomy

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percutaneous vertebroplasty/PVP

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periostitis

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inflammation of periosteum (connective tissue around bones)

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podiatrist

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physician specializing in feet

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polymyalgia rheumatica

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autoimmune disorder attacking the bones and some organs

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prosthesis

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psoriatic arthritis/PsA

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rheumatoid arthritis/RA

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rickets

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underdevelopment of bones in children as a result of a Vitamin D deficiency

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salicylate

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scoliosis

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abnormal horizontal curvature of the spine

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short stature

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spina bifida

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birth defect where the spinal and/or spinal cord does not fully develop

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spinal fusion

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spinal stenosis

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narrowing of passageway within the spine, potentially putting pressure on the spinal cord/nerves

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spiral fracture

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spondylolisthesis

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spondylosis

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stress fracture

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subluxation

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partial dislocation of a joint

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synovectomy

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surgical removal of the synovial membrane

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synovitis

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inflammation of the synovial membrane

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total hip arthroplasty/THA

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total hip replacement/THR

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total knee arthroplasty/TKA

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total knee replacement/TKR

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transverse fracture

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vertebra/vertebrae

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