Skeletal 1
What is a comminuted fracture?
What is a compression fracture?
When the bone collapses due to strong pressure
What is osteomyelitis?
Inflammation secondary to infection
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
Autoimmune reaction against joint tissues
What is Lyme disease?
Recurrent arthritis, myalgia, malaise and neurologic and cardiac symptoms
What is a greenstick fracture?
Bone bends and breaks on one side without snapping completely.
What is ewing sarcoma?
A malignant bone tumor
What is talipes?
Congenital abnormality of hindfoot involving the talus
What is a bunion?
Bony bump on joint at the base of the pinky or big toe
What is herniation of an intervertebral disk?
Abnormal protrusion of the disc into the neural canal or against spinal nerves
What is a compound fracture?
The bone is exposed through an open wound
What is exostosis?
Bony growth on surface of bone
What is arthritis?
Inflammation of joints
What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
Compression of median nerve as it passes between ligament and bones and tendons of the wrist
What is scoliosis?
An abnormal sideways curvature of the spine that often causes the bones to twist
What is an impacted fracture?
The broken ends of the bone are jammed together
What is osteogenic sarcoma?
Malignant tumor arising from bone
What is gouthy arthritis?
Inflammation due to excessive uric acid in body
What is a dislocation?
Displacement of bone from a joint
What is kyphosis?
In excessive forward rounding or outward curvature of the upper spine
What is a colles fracture?
Typically in the radius, the bone tilts or shifts upward
What is osteomalacia?
Softening of bone
What is osteoarthritis?
Loss of articular cartilage and formation of bone spurs at articular surfaces
What is ganglion?
A fluid-filled cyst arising from the joint capsule or a tendon in the wrist
What is lordosis?
Excessive forward rounding or outward curvature of the upper spine specifically in the lower back and neck