8.3
The common name for kyphosis is ________.
humpback
The primary way to diagnose fractures and dislocations is with ________.
xray
What kind of drug treats mild to moderate pain
analgesic
Wear and tear on the joints is called
Osteoarthritis
Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "instrument used to examine (a) joint"?
-scope, arthr/o-
The patient had arthroscopic surgery of the knee joint to repair a torn ________.
meniscus
The results of the bone densitometry test show that Alaina Smith has abnormal thinning of bone due to postmenopausal ________.
osteoporosis
Which is a surgical procedure performed to fuse the bones in a degenerated, unstable joint?
Genu Varum is the medical term for _____
bow leg
LLE stands for
Left lower extremity
Which fracture would be found in children, because a child's bones are still flexible?
greenstick
Which of the following is a bone densitometry test used to detect osteoporosis?
DEXA
DJD
CDH
DEXA
__________________ is a procedure to replace a joint
Arthroplasty
Dextro and levo are forms of _____
scoliosis
Which are the cervical vertebrae
C1-C7
The patient with gout will show an elevated level of ________ in the blood.
Which of the following is a nuclear medicine procedure to detect hot spots that indicate cancerous tumors in the bone?
Scintigraphy Blood uric acid level
Bone densitometry X-ray
Scintigraphy
The orthopedic surgery that uses an external fixation device is ________.
LEG LENGTHENING
_____________ refers to an agent (bacterium/virus) that causes disease
pathogenic
NSAID stands for
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Fractures that are allowed to heal without treatment might show ________.
malalignment
The abbreviation BMD means ________.
bone mineral density
Which surgical procedure might be performed to correct a deformity associated with hallux valgus?
Bunionectomy
One vertebra slips forward over another is known as ____
spondylolisthesis
AKA
above the knee amputation