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Unit 5: Skeletal System Flashcards

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Leiomy/o

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Smooth muscle

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Muscul/o

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Muscle

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My/o

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Muscle

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Brachi/o

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Arm

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Carp/o

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Carpus (wrist bone)

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cervic/o

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Neck; cervix

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Clavicul/o

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Clavical; collar bone

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Cost/o

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Ribs

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Crani/o

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Cranium

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Dactyl/o

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Fingers; toes

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Humer/o

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Humerus (upper arm bone)

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Metacarp/o

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Metacarpus (hand bones)

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Phalang/o

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Phalanges ( bones of the fingers)

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Radi/o

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Radiation, xray or radius

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebrae

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebrae

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Stern/o

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Sternumn

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Calcane/o

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Calcaneum ( heel bone)

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Femor/o

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Femur (thigh bone)

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Fibul/o

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Fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg)

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Ili/o

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Ilium (lateral portion of the hip bone)

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Ischi/o

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Ischium (lower portion of hip bone)

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Lumb/o

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Loins (lower back)

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Metatars/o

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Metatarsus ( foot bone)

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Patell/o

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Patella (kneecap)

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Pelv/i

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Pelvis

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Pod/o

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Foot

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Ped/i

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Foot

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Pub/o

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Pubis (anterior part of pelvic bone)

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Tibi/o

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Tibia (larger part of lower leg bone)

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Ankyl/o

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Stiffness; bent, crooked

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Fasci/o

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Band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)

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Fibr/o

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Fiber, fibrous tissue

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Kyph/o

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Humpback

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Lamin/o

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Lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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Lord/o

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Curve, swayback

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow; spinal cord

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Scoli/o

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Crooked, bent

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Synov/o

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Synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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Ten/o

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Tendon

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Tend/o

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Tendon

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Tendin/o

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Tendon

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Asthenia

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Weakness, debility

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50
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-clasia

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To break, surgical fracture

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-clast

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To break, surgical fracture

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-desis

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Binding, fixation

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-malacia

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Softening

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-porosis

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Porous

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-sarcoma

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Malignant tumor of connective tissue

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a-

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Without, not

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Dys-

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Bad; painful

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Syn-

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Union, together joined

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Orthopedics

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Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, care, and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders

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Orthopedist

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Orthopedic surgeons

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Rheumatologist

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Specializes in joint disease

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Fracture

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Break or crack in a bone

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Reduction

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Restoring bone to its normal position

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Closed reduction

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Repairing the fracture without a surgical incision

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Open reduction

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Realignment of two broken ends of the bone takes place by exposing the fracture using surgery

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Systemic disease characterized by inflammatory changes in joints and their related structures resulting in crippling deformities

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Osteoarthritis

Aka degenerative joint disease

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Most common form of arthritis that occurs when protective cartilage at the ends of bones wear down

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Closed fracture

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Bone is broken but no open wound in skin

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Open fracture

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Bone breaks through the skin

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Comminuted fracture

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Bone is crushed into several pieces

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Impacted fracture

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Broken ends of a bone are forced into one another

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Incomplete fracture

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Line of fracture does not include the whole bone

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Greenstick fracture

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Bone is broken only on one side, commonly occurs most in children because growing bones are soft

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Colles fracture

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Distal radius is broken by falling onto an outstretched hand

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Muscular dystrophy

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A group of 30 or more inherited diseases that cause progressive weakness of skeletal muscles and loss of muscle masss

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Sarcomas

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Malignancies that originate from bone, fat, muscle, cartilage, bone marrow, and cells of the lymphatic system

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Osteosarcoma

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Develops from bone tissue and generally affects knees, upper arms, and upper legs

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Bunion

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Deformity in which the great toe is angled laterally toward the other toes

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

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Painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel

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Claudication

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Lameness, limping

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Ganglion cyst

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Fluid filled tumor that commonly develops along the tendons or joint of the wrist or Hands but may also appear in the feet

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Gout

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Joint inflammation caused by Uric-acid crystal deposits in the joint space

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Herniated disk

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Rupture of a vertebral disks center through its outer edge causing pain, numbness or weakness

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Hypotonia

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Loss of muscle tone or a diminished resistance to passive stretching

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Myasthenia gravis

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Chronic, progressive disorder characterized by muscle weakness and droopiness

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Osteomyelitis

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Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow and the soft tissue that surrounds the bone

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Osteoporosis

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Loss of calcium and bone tissue causing bone to become porous, brittle and easily fractured

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Phantom limb

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Perceived sensations, following amputation of a limb, that the limb still exists

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Rickets

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Form of osteomalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency also called rachitis

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Scoliosis

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Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

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Kyphosis

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Abnormal curvature of the upper portion of the spine (hunchback)

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Lordosis

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Abnormal inwards curvature of a portion of the lower part of the spine aka sway back

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Spondylolisthesis

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Any slipping of a vertebrae from its normal position in a relationship to the one beneath it

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Spondylosis

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Degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues

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Sprain and strain

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Overstretching or tearing ligaments ( sprain) or muscle or tendon ( strain)

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Subluxation

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Partial or incomplete dislocation of one or more vertebrae

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Arthrography

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Series of radiographs taken after injection of contrast material into a joint cavity

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Bone density test

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Noninvasive procedure that uses low energy x ray absorption to measure bone mineral density

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Myelography

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Radiography of the spinal cord, after injection of contrast to identify spinal distortions

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Amputation

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Partial or complete removal of an extremity as a result of disease

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Arthrocentesis

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Puncture of a joint space, using a needle to remove accumulated fluid

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Arthroclasia

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Surgical breaking of an anklylosed joint to provide

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Arthroscopy

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Visual examination of the interior of a joint and it’s structures using eight in flexible, fiberscopic scope called arthroscope

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Bone grafting

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Implantation or transplantation of bone tissue from another part of the body

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Bursectomy

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Excision of a bursa 

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Laminectomy

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Excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra

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Total hip replacement

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Surgical procedure to replace a hip joint damaged by a degenerative disease, commonly arthritis

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Bone immobilization

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Procedure used to restrict movement, stabilize and protect a fracture, and facilitate the healing process

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Casting

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Bone immobilization by application of a solid, stiff dressing formed with plaster of Paris or similar materials

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Splinting

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Bone immobilization by application of a orthopedic device to the injured body part

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Traction

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Set of mechanism for strengthening broken bones or relieving pressure on the spine and skeletal system

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Muscle relaxants

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Cyclobenzaprine ( flexeril)

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Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs
NSAID’S

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Ibuprofen ( advil)
Naproxen (aleve)

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ACL

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Anterior cruciate ligament

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BMD

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Bone mineral density

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CTS

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Carpal tunnel syndrome

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DEXA/ DXA

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Dual energy Xray absorptiometry

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DMARD’s

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Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs

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DO/ D.O

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Doctor of osteopathy

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HNP

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Herniated nucleus pulposus

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NSAID’s

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Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs

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RA

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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TRAM

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Transverse recuts abdominis muscle

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-schisis

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Splitting

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-physis

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Growth

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Sub-

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Beneath or below

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Supra-

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Excessive or above

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Osteopneia

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Softening of bone

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Acetaminophen

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Tylenol

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FX

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Fracture

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ROM

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Range of motion

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TKR

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Total knee replacement

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ORIF

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Open reduction internal fixation

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