Medical Terms
What is avascular necrosis?
bone death caused by poor blood supply to an area
What is Osteochondroma?
benign growth of bone/cart, often near ends of long bones
What is Hammer Toes?
deformity, extension proximal phalanx, mid/distal phalanges flexed
What is Crepitus?
grating sound/sensation due to friction between bone and cartilage
What is Arthroplasty?
surgery that realigns or reconstructs a joint
What is Osteochondroma?
benign growth of bone/cart, often near ends of long bones
What is Osteopenia?
condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal
What is Swan-Neck Deformity?
deformity: flexion of DIP jt and hyperextend of the PIP jt.
What pathology is from a vitamin D deficiency?
Rickets
What is Arthrodesis?
surgical fixation of a joint to promote bone fusion
What is Anklyosis?
immobility/consolidation of a joint due to disease or surgery
What is Osteoporosis?
Disease in which bones become extremely porous, subject to Fx
What is an Ulnar drift deformity?
-MCP jt. Swelling-displacement of fingers to ulnar side
What is scoliosis?
lateral curvature of the spine
What is Osteotomy?
Osteotomy-surgical procedure to cut bone
What is Hemarthrosis?
bleeding into joint spaces
inflammation of bone and/or marrow due to infection
Osteomyelitis
What is Bouchard’s nodes?
Nodules on PIP joints of hands
What does a deficiency in vitamin D cause?
Rickets-calcification, rigid bones
What is a Menisectomy?
removal of the meniscus
What is Hallux Valgus?
1st toe bent toward midline at the MTP jt.
What is Paget’s disease?
abnormal formation of bone tissue that results in weak bones
Heberden’s nodes-
small hard nodules at hand DIP jt assoc with OA
What is Osteogenesis Imperfecta?
extremely fragile bones
What is a THA?
Total hip arthroplasty-reconstruction of the hip joint