Vocabulary Flashcards
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Prone position
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Patient lies on abdomen
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Supine position
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Patient lies on back
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Frontal
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Divides body from top to bottom into a front and back section
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Sagittal
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Divides the body from top to bottom into a left and right side
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Transverse
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Divides body going from side to side into a top and bottom
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Anterior
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To the front of the body
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Posterior
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Toward the back of the body
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Medial
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Toward the midline
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Lateral
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Away from the midline
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Proximal
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Nearest to the point of attachment
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Distal
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Furthest away from the point of attachment
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Superior
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Situated above
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Inferior
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Situated below
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Dorsal
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Top side
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Plantar
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Bottom side
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Valgus
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Angled away from the body
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Varus
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Angled toward the midline
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Dorsiflexion
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Backward bending (foot bends up to the leg)
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Plantar flexion
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Forward downward bending
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Abduction
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Drawing limb away from median of body
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Adduction
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Drawing limb toward midline of the body
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Inversion
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Turning inward
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Eversion
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Turning outward
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Pronation
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Combination of eversion and abduction
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Supination
Combination of inversion and adduction
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Acute
Sudden onset
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Adjunct procedure
In addition to other procedures
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Akin osteotomy
Procedure to correct overlapping of proximal phalanx of the big toe over the second toe. Used in conjunction with an Austin
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Ambulatory
Ability to walk
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Arthrodesis
Fusion of a joint
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Arthroereisis
Implant limiting joint motion
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Arthroplasty
Reconstructive surgery of a joint
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Avulsion
Tearing away of a piece of tissue
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Base wedge
Osteotomy in proximal metatarsal to correct IM angle (opening or closing)
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OBWO
Opening base wedge osteotomy
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CBWO
Closing base wedge osteotomy
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Bicortical
Fixation through both cortices of the bone
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Brachia Metatarsalga
Procedure to lengthen bone (Bracia Met)
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Bunion
Hallux Valgus
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CC fusion
Fusion of calcaneus to the cuboid
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Calcaneocuboid fusion
CC fusion
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Cancellous
Soft inner portion of bone, resembling a honeycomb design
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Capsalotomy
Removal of portion of a capsule to balance soft tissue
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Crepitus
Joint noise
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Chielectomy
Cleaning up the met head
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Osteophytes
Bone calcification around a joint
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Chondroplasty
Replace cartilage in a joint
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Coalition
Fibrus fusion in the sinus tarsi
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Comminuted fracture
Fracture with many pieces
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Cortical
Hard outer layer of bone
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Diaphysis
The shaft or middle part of a long cylindrical bone
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DIP
Distal interphalangeal joint
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Distraction
Mechanically separating 2 bones or joints
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Elevatus
Elevated 1st ray compared to the 2nd
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Equines
Inability to dorsa flex
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Epiphysis
A center for formation of bone at each extremity of long bones
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Evans
Calcanial osteotomy to lengthen the lateral column
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Gastroc release
Achilles' tendon lengthening at base of the gastroc muscle
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Hallux equinus
Inability to dorsal flex big toe
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Hallux limitus
Limited range of motion with the big toe
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Hallux rigidus
Big toe auto fused
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Hallux varus
Over correction of a bunion
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Hammertoes
Constriction of the flexor tendons causing a deformity at the PIP
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IM angle
Intra medulary angle
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Implant arthroplasty
Removal of partial or all of a joint with replacement of implant
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Interocious ligament
Ligament connecting talus to the calcaneus on the medial side
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Jones fracture
Fracture on the base of the 5th met
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Kalish procedure
Long dorsal arm chevron bunion correction
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Keller
Removal of the base of the 1st proximal phalanx
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Kinder
Posterior tibial tendon tightening procedure
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Koutsogiannis
Calcanial slide
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Lapidus procedure
Fusion of the 1st met to the medial cuneiform
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Lateral malleolus
The distal end of the fibula
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McGlammory elevator
Device to release the sesmoids
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Mid foot
Refers to procedures involving cuneiform, cuboid and navicular
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Medial malleolus
Inside ankle bone (distal tibia)
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Medullary canal
Inner portion of the bone; typically filled with soft marrow, sometimes hollow
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Metatarsal Osteotomy
Cutting the bone of the metatarsal
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Metaphysis
Portion of a developing bone between the diaphysis or shaft and epiphysis; the growing portion of the bone
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MPJ
Metatarsal phalangeal joint
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Osteotomy
Procedure cutting through a bone
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Pan met head resection
Removal of lesser met heads
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Periosteum
A tight fitting, tough, fibrous membrane covering all bones except at joint surfaces
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PIP
Proximal interphalangeal joint
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Resection arthroplasty
Removal of partial or all of a joint
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Sinus tarsi
Canal between talus and calcaneous that supports the sts implant
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Subchondral
Bone just behind the cartilage
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Subluxation
Metatarsal dislocation
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Subtalar fusion
Talus fused to the calcaneous
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TAL
Teno Achilles lengthening
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Taylor's bunion
Bunion deformity at the head of the 5th met
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TN fusion
Talar navicular fusion
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TN coverage angle
Amount of dislocation of talus from the navicular
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Triple arthrodesis
Fusion of the TN, CC and the subtalar
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Weil osteotomy
Lesser metatarsal head shortening
