fractures
overuse injury
What is: stress fracture
-lysis
What is a suffix meaning: loosening or setting free
oste/o
What is the root word for: bone
Stiffness of the joints
What is: arthrosclerosis
surgical fusion of two bones
What is: arthrodesis
crushed
What is: comminuted
-desis
What is a suffix meaning: to bind or tie together
cost/o
What is the root word for: rib
forward slipping of lower vetebrae
What is: spondylolisthesis
removal of synovial membrane
What is: synovectomy
incomplete;bent and partially broken
What is: greenstick
-malacia
What is a suffix meaning: abnormal softening
arthr/o
What is the root word for: joint
lateral sideways curve of the spine
What is: scoliosis
TKR
What is: total knee replacement
What is: open fracture
-scopy
What is a suffix meaning: visual examination
lord/o
What is the root word for: curve, swayback, bent
bone tissue death caused by lack of blood supply
What is: avascular necrosis
surgical breaking of a bone
What is: osteoclasis
simple; broken bone does not wound the skin
What is: closed fracture
-listhesis
What is a suffix meaning: slipping
ankyl/o
What is the root word for: crooked, bent, stiff
thinner than average bone density
What is: osteopenia
visual examination of internal structure of a joint
What is: arthroscopy