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27 Cards in this Set
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ankylosis
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stiffening and immobility of joint
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claudication
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lameness, limping
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contracture
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fibrosis of connective tissue in skin, fascia, muscle or joint capsule
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crepitation
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dry,grating sound from bones rubbing together
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electromyography
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records strength of muscle contraction
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exacerbation
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increase in disease, symptoms
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ganglion cyst
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tumor of tendon sheath or joint capsule, common in wrist
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hemarthrosis
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effusion of blood into joint cavity
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hypotonia
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loss of muscular tone
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multiple myeloma
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primary malignant tumore, infiltrates bone and marrow
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osteopythe
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bone spur- outgrowth on vertebra
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phantom limb
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perceived sensation, after amputation, that limb still exists
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rickets
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form of osteomalacia in children, vitamin d deficiency
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sequestrum
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fragment of necrosed bone, separated from tissue
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spondylolisthesis
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slipping of vertebra from normal position
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spondylosis
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degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae
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sprain
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tearing of ligament
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subluxation
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partial or incomplete dislocation
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talipes equinovarus
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congenital deformity of feet
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arthrography
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outlines countour of joints
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discography
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exam of intervertebral disk structures
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lumbosacral spinal radiography
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radiography of 5 lumbar vertebrae
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myelography
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radiography of spinal cord
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scintigraphy
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nuclear medicine procedure, visualizes various tissues and organs
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reduction
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restores bone to normal position
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splinting
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application of device for immoilzation, stabilization
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bursectomy
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excision of bursa (padlike sac or cavity in connective tissue)
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