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Appendicular Skeleton
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Includes the bones that make up the upper and lower limbs as well as the bones of the two girdles that attach the limbs to the axial skeleton. Allows you to do things such as walk, write, use a computer, dance, etc.
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Pectoral Girdle
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Attaches the bones of the upper limbs to the axial skeleton. Includes the clavicle and scapula.
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Pelvic Girdle
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Consists of the two coxal bones.
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Arthroplasty
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Surgical Replacement of joints, for example, the hip and knee joints.
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Club Foot
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A congenital deformity involving one foot or both. The affected foot appears rotated internally at the ankle. Without treatment, it looks like the person is walking on his/her ankles.
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Bunion
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An enlargement of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big toe. The bump is the swollen bursal sac and/or an bony deformity that has grown on the mesophalangeal joint (where the first metatarsal bone and hallux meet)
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Clawfoot
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A condition in which the medial longitudinal arch is abnormally elevated. Often caused by muscle deformities, such as may occur in diabetics whose neurological lesions lead to atrophy of muscles of the foot.
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Flatfoot
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This occurs when the ligaments and tendons of the foot arch are weakened, which can be caused by excessive weight, postural abnormalities, weakened supporting tissues. The arch will decrease or "fall."
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