Fractures
A fracture with a break in the bone and a wound, with a high risk of infection.
What is an open/compound fracture?
Gender more likely to be affected by osteoporosis
What are females?
This disorder causes a lateral curvature of the spine
What is scoliosis?
Name of the calf muscle
What is the gastrocnemius?
Within a joint
What is intraarticular?
The fracture is on one side of the bone; the other sie is bent ( common in children).
What is a Greenstick fracture?
Outward curvature of the spine.
What is kyphosis?
The most common form of arthritis
What is osteoarthritis?
Tendons are tough strands of cords of dense connective tissue that attach muscle to_________.
What are bones?
The abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues resulting in swelling.
What is edema/edematous?
When excessive pressure causes the bone to collapse.
What is a compression fracture?
An infection in the bone that can lead to abcess and sequestrum when not properly cared for.
What is osteomyelitis?
2 signs/symptoms of bone tumors
pain, no pain, a limp, inflammation, swelling, heat, redness, chills, fever, sweating, malaise
collar bone name
What is the clavicle?
Another term for pus.
What is purulent?
When a bone is fractured as a result of disease, it is called this.
What is a pathologic fracture?
The name for the "hunchback" from collapse of thoracic vertebrae from weakened bone of osteoporosis in older persons.
What is a Dowager's Hump?
Most common chronic disease affecting the muscles and soft tissue surrounding the joint.
What is fibromyalgia?
your "sit" bones
What is the ischium?
Partial dislocation of a joint
What is subluxation?
In this type of fracture, the bone ends are out of alignment.
This disorder causes inflammation of the joints caused by excessive uric acid.
Gout/Gouty arthritis
Description of the rash that sometimes accompanies Lyme disease
What is a red, itchy rash resembling the bullseye on a target?
large, paired superficial muscle running from the base of the skull (mastoid process) down to the sternum and clavicle
What are sternocleidomastoid muscles?
Surgical realignment of broken bone ends
What is open reduction?