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42 Cards in this Set
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Ewing Sarcoma
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Malignant bone tumor
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Exostosis
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Bony growth arising fromt he surface of bone
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Fracture
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Traumatic breaking of a bone
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Closed fracture
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bone is broken but there is no open wound in the skin
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Open (compound) fracture
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bone is broken and a fragment of bone protrudes through an open wound in the skin
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Pathological fracture
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is caused by disease of the bone such as a tumor or infection
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Crepitus
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crackling sound produced when ends of bones rub each other or rub against roughened cartilage
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Colles fracture
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near wrist joint at the lower end of the radius (wrist joint)
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comminuted fracture
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Bone splintered or crused into several pieces
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compression fracture
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bone is compressed
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greenstick fracture
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bone is artially broken
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impacted fracture
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fracture in which one fragment is driven firmly into the other
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reduction
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restoration of the bone to its nromal position
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closed reduction
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manipulative reduction without a surgical incision
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open reduction
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incision made into the fracture site
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cast
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applied to fractures to immobilize the injured bone
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ostoeogenic sarcoma
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malignant tumor arising from bone
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osteomalacia
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Softening of bone, with inadrquate amounts of mineral in the bone
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ostomyelitis
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Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection
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osteoporosis
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secrease in bone density thinning and weaking of bone
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talipes
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congenital abnormality of the hind foor involving the talus CLUBFOOT
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Articulation
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Joint
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bursa
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sac of fluid near a joint; promotes smooth sliding of one tissue against another
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ligament
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Connective tissue binding bones to other bones
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suture joint
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joint in which apposed surfaces are closely united; motion is minimal
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synovial cavity
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space between bones at the synovial joint contains synovial fluid
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synovial fluid
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viscous fluid within the synovial cavity
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synovial joint
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a freely movable joint
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synovial membrane
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memebrane lining the synovial cavity it produces synovial fluid
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tendon
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connective tissue that binds muscles to bones
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ankyl/o
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stiff
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul/o
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joint
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burs/o
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bursa
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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ligament/o
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ligament
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rheumat/o
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watery flow
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synov/o
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synovial membrane
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ten/o
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tendon
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tendin/o
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tendon
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-desis
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to bind
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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