An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
What is Scoliosis?
A neck injury caused by a sudden jerking backward and forward of the head.
What is Whiplash?
What is a Femur?
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What is a Compound Fracture?
A clear liquid secreted by membranes in joint cavities, functioning as a lubricant.
What is Synovial Fluid?
A disease of children caused by vitamin D deficiency, characterized by imperfect calcification, softening, and distortion of the bones typically resulting in bow legs.
An abnormal protrusion of a spinal disk between vertebrae, most often in the lumbar region of the spine.
What is Herniated Disc?
What is Metacarpals?
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What is a Comminuted Fracture?
The bones of the head and trunk.
What is Axial Skeleton?
A disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture.
Acute chronic inflammation of a joint.
What is Arthritis?
What is Sacrum?
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What is Spiral Fracture?
The site of junction or union between bones, especially one that allows motion.
What is a Gliding Joint?
An abnormal, convex curvature of the spine, with resultant bulge at the upper back. Also known as hunchback.
What is Kyphosis?
Inflammation of a pouch or sac containing synovia as between a tendon and a bone.
What is Bursitis?
What is Clavicle?
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What is Simple Fracture?
The hollow spaces of the diaphyses of long bones, which house the marrow.
What is Medullary Canal or Cavity?
An abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar position, resulting in a swayback position.
An inflammation of the bone and bone marrow, usually caused by a bacterial infection.
What is Osteomyelitis?
What is Calcaneus?
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What is a Greenstick Fracture?
Bones in which the spicules for a latticework, and is filled with bone marrow.
What is Spongy Bone?