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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

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Combination of inversion and adduction

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Acute

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Sudden onset

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Adjunct procedure

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In addition to other procedures

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Akin osteotomy

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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

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Ability to walk

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Arthrodesis

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Fusion of a joint

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30
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Arthroereisis

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Implant limiting joint motion

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Arthroplasty

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Reconstructive surgery of a joint

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Avulsion

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Tearing away of a piece of tissue

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Base wedge

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Osteotomy in proximal metatarsal to correct IM angle (opening or closing)

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OBWO

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Opening base wedge osteotomy

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CBWO

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Closing base wedge osteotomy

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Bicortical

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Fixation through both cortices of the bone

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Brachia Metatarsalga

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Procedure to lengthen bone (Bracia Met)

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38
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Bunion

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Hallux Valgus

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CC fusion

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Fusion of calcaneus to the cuboid

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Calcaneocuboid fusion

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CC fusion

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Cancellous

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Soft inner portion of bone, resembling a honeycomb design

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Capsalotomy

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Removal of portion of a capsule to balance soft tissue

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Crepitus

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Joint noise

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Chielectomy

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Cleaning up the met head

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Osteophytes

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Bone calcification around a joint

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Chondroplasty

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Replace cartilage in a joint

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Coalition

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Fibrus fusion in the sinus tarsi

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Comminuted fracture

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Fracture with many pieces

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Cortical

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Hard outer layer of bone

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Diaphysis

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The shaft or middle part of a long cylindrical bone

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DIP

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Distal interphalangeal joint

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Distraction

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Mechanically separating 2 bones or joints

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Elevatus

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Elevated 1st ray compared to the 2nd

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Equines

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Inability to dorsa flex

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Epiphysis

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A center for formation of bone at each extremity of long bones

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Evans

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Calcanial osteotomy to lengthen the lateral column

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Gastroc release

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Achilles’ tendon lengthening at base of the gastroc muscle

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Hallux equinus

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Inability to dorsal flex big toe

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Hallux limitus

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Limited range of motion with the big toe

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Hallux rigidus

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Big toe auto fused

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Hallux varus

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Over correction of a bunion

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Hammertoes

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Constriction of the flexor tendons causing a deformity at the PIP

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IM angle

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Intra medulary angle

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Implant arthroplasty

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Removal of partial or all of a joint with replacement of implant

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Interocious ligament

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Ligament connecting talus to the calcaneus on the medial side

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Jones fracture

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Fracture on the base of the 5th met

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Kalish procedure

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Long dorsal arm chevron bunion correction

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Keller

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Removal of the base of the 1st proximal phalanx

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Kinder

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Posterior tibial tendon tightening procedure

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Koutsogiannis

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Calcanial slide

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Lapidus procedure

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Fusion of the 1st met to the medial cuneiform

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Lateral malleolus

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The distal end of the fibula

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McGlammory elevator

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Device to release the sesmoids

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Mid foot

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Refers to procedures involving cuneiform, cuboid and navicular

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Medial malleolus

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Inside ankle bone (distal tibia)

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Medullary canal

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Inner portion of the bone; typically filled with soft marrow, sometimes hollow

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Metatarsal Osteotomy

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Cutting the bone of the metatarsal

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Metaphysis

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Portion of a developing bone between the diaphysis or shaft and epiphysis; the growing portion of the bone

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MPJ

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Metatarsal phalangeal joint

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Osteotomy

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Procedure cutting through a bone

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Pan met head resection

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Removal of lesser met heads

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Periosteum

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A tight fitting, tough, fibrous membrane covering all bones except at joint surfaces

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PIP

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Proximal interphalangeal joint

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Resection arthroplasty

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Removal of partial or all of a joint

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Sinus tarsi

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Canal between talus and calcaneous that supports the sts implant

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Subchondral

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Bone just behind the cartilage

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Subluxation

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Metatarsal dislocation

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Subtalar fusion

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Talus fused to the calcaneous

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TAL

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Teno Achilles lengthening

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Taylor’s bunion

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Bunion deformity at the head of the 5th met

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TN fusion

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Talar navicular fusion

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TN coverage angle

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Amount of dislocation of talus from the navicular

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Triple arthrodesis

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Fusion of the TN, CC and the subtalar

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Weil osteotomy

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Lesser metatarsal head shortening

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