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44 Cards in this Set
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Type M Disorders. |
Musculoskeletal conditions such as: Cervicogenic HA. Facet syndrome. Spinal Stenosis. |
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Type N Disorders. |
Neurological conditions such as: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Migraine HA. Vertigo. Bell's Palsy. |
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Type O Disorders. |
Organic conditions such as: Gastrointestinal disorders. Cardiovascular disorders. Learning and behavioral disorders. Allergies. |
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Trophic. |
Related to growth and nutrition. |
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Visceral. |
Related to blood, lymphatic and organs. |
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Somatic. |
Related to bone, nerve, muscle and skin. |
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Spondylo- |
Referring to a vertebra. |
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Spondylosis. |
Conditions of degeneration of a vertebra. |
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Spondylolisthesis. |
Anterior displacement of a vertebra. |
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Spondylolisthesis Types, x6. |
I. Dyplastic. II. Isthmic. III. Degenerative. IV. Traumatic. V. Pathological. VI. Iatrogenic. |
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Spondylolisthesis Types: I. Dyplastic. |
Congenital defect. |
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Spondylolisthesis Types: II. Isthmic. |
Alteration of the pars interarticularis. |
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Spondylolisthesis Types: III. Degenerative. |
MC at L4 in 40 y/o females. |
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Spondylolisthesis Types: IV. Traumatic. |
FX other than through the pars interarticularis. |
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Spondylolisthesis Types: V. Pathological. |
Due to bone disease like Paget's. |
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Spondylolisthesis Types: VI. Iatrogenic. |
Post-SX intervention of the spine. |
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Spondylysis. |
Break in a part of the vertebra; usually the pars interarcticularis. |
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Spondylitis. |
Inflammation of the vertebra. |
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Ankylosis. |
Stiffening, immobility or fusion of a joint. |
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Anterolisthesis. |
Anterior displacement of a vertebra. |
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Retrolisthesis. |
Posterior displacement of a vertebra. |
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Meniscoid. |
Protruding fold of synovium and fibrous fatty tissue into a facet joint. |
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Blocked vertebrae. |
Absence of separation between two or more adjacent vertebrae. |
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Hemi-vertebra. |
Failure of one half of a vertebra to develop; results in scoliosis. |
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Facet tropism. |
Asymmetry in the alignment of R/L facet joints; often at L5/S1. |
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Facet imbrication. |
Articular surfaces of a facet joint slightly overlapping. |
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Dermatogenous pain. |
Pain radiating along a dermatome. |
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Sclerotogenous pain. |
Pain radiating along a sclerotome (bone and joint related). |
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Myotogenous pain. |
Pain radiating along a myotome (group of muscles). |
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Dermatome. |
Skin derived from one somite and supplied by one spinal nerve. |
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Sclerotome. |
Bone derived from one somite and supplied by one spinal nerve. |
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Myotome. |
Muscles derived from one somite and supplied by one spinal nerve. |
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Neural Tube Defect. |
Spina bifida due to deficient folic acid in the first trimester. |
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Spina Bifida. |
The ossification centers that form the vertebral arch (lamina and spinous process) fail to develop leading to an absence of the arch. |
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Spina Bifida Occulta. |
Often there is a tuft of hair (faun's beard) and a dimple over the defective arch; the defect in the vertebra is hidden beneath normal skin. |
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Spina Bifida with Meningocele. |
Meninges protrude through a defect in the vertebral arch. |
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Meningomyelocele. |
SC and meninges protrude through spinal defect. |
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Spina Bifida with Rachischisis. |
Caudal end of the neural tube does not close. |
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IVF encroachment. |
Narrowing of the IVF compressing the spinal nerve. |
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Internal Disc Disruption. |
Herniation of nucleus pulposus into the anulus fibrosis. |
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Disc herniation. |
Protrusion of the nucleus pulposus through the anulus fibers. |
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Central Canal Stenosis. |
Narrowing of the spinal canal - relative between 10 and 13 mm. |
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Facet syndrome. |
Pain arising from irritation or osteoarthritis of a facet joint. |
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Osteoarthritis. |
Degeneration of articular cartilage and osteophyte formation. |
