Name that procedure
Partial or complete removal of a limb
Abbreviation for an autoimmune disease that we studied in chapter 3 and again in chapter 4.
What is "SLE".
The place where 2 bones meet.
What is a "joint".
Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
What is scoliosis.
Fracture where their is no open skin would.
What is a "closed fracture".
or
What is a "simple fracture".
An artificial device used as a substitute for a body part that is either missing or severely damaged or diseased.
What is a "prosthesis".
or
What is a "prosthetic device".
An abbreviation for arthritis resulting in degeneration of bones and joints.
What is "OA".
These holds bones together and gives the skeleton flexibility.
What are "ligaments".
Congenital anomaly that occurs when vertabra fails to form around the spinal cord.
What is "spina bifida".
Fracture that is caused by a diseased or weakened bone.
What is a pathological fracture.
Medical name for the surgical reconstruction of a hip joint.
What is "total hip arthroplasty".
The abbreviation that means "fracture".
What is "Fx".
The central shaft of a bone
What is the diaphysis.
Narrowing of spinal canal resulting in pressure on the spinal cord and nerves
What is "spinal stenosis".
Common type of wrist fracture.
What is a Colles' fracture.
Process of x-raying a joint.
What is "arthrography".
Abbreviation for a ruptured disk.
What is "HNP".
Thin tissue membrane that covers the surface of long bones.
What is the periosteum.
Forward sliding of the lumbar vertebra over the vertebra below it.
What is "spondylolisthesis".
Fracture where there is an incomplete break. Mostly happens in children.
What is a greenstick fracture.
A bone density test.
What is "dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry".
or
What is a "DEXA scan".
Abbreviation for fifth lumbar vertabra.
What is "L5"
The general term for any bony projection or depression
What are "processes"
Inflammatory spinal condition resembling RA and results in gradual stiffing and fusion of the vertebra.
What is "ankylosing spondylitis".
Fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other.
What is an impacted fracture.