Type of bone fracture associated with chronic, excessive impact
stress fracture
Condition that’s treated with a bone marrow transplant
leukemia
Term means the attempt to return affected bone to its normal alignment by manual force
manipulation
Term means any disease of cartilage
chondropathy
scoliosis
podiatrist
Technique used to detect early osteoporosis
ostealgia
Term means an inflammation of bone and bone marrow
osteomyelitis
lumbago
hallux valgus
Term means any degenerative condition of the vertebrae
spondylosis
Form of arthritis associated with the formation of uric acid crystals in the joint
osteoclasis
internal fixation
Term means abnormal softening of the cartilage
chondromalacia
arthrotomy
Term describes a benign growth on the surface of the bone
exostosis
arthrodesis
Form of bone marrow transplant that uses the patient’s own bone marrow
autologous transplant
Term means surgical removal of a spinal lamina
laminectomy
communited
osteosclerosis
cranioplasty