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27 Cards in this Set
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Hallux valgus
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abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe. It is also called a bunion
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dislocation
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also known as luxation is the total displacement of a bone from its joint
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subluxation
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partial dislocation of a bone from its joint
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gouty arthritis
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Also known as gout, it is a type of arthritis caused by an excess of uric acid in the body
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spondylolisthesis
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slipping forward movement of the body by a lower lumbar vertabrae on the vetrebra or sacrum below it
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Spina bifida
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congenital defect in which the spinal canal fails to close around the spinal cord.
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craniostenosis
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Premature closure of the cranial sutures
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osteomalacia
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Also known as adult rickets, this is the abnormal softening of bones
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Paget's disease
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Also known as osteitis deformans, which is characterized by extensive bone destruction followed by abnormal bone repair.
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Talipes
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Also known as a club foot, it is a congenital deformity in which the foot is turned inward
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Ewing's sarcoma
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tumors that usually occur in the diaphyses of the long bones in the arms and legs
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osteopenia
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thinner than average bone density in a young person
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Dowager's hump
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a type of osteoporosis fracture which involves compression fractures
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Colles' fracture
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Also known as fractured wrist occuring at the lower end of the radius
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Closed fracture
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Simple due to no open wound in the skin
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Open fracture
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Compound fracture where there is an open wound in the skin
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crepitation
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crackling sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together
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callus
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bulging deposit around the area of a break
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Radiographs
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Also known as x - rays
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Magnetic resonance imaging
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used to take images of the soft tissue structures
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NSAIDS
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs which are used to control pain and reduce inflammation and swelling
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acetaminophen
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controls pain like NSAIDS but does not prevent inflammation and swelling
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Paget's disease
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Also known as osteitis deformans, which is characterized by extensive bone destruction followed by abnormal bone repair.
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Talipes
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Also known as a club foot, it is a congenital deformity in which the foot is turned inward
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percutaneous diskectomy
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Used to treat a herniated disk where a thin tube is inserted throguh the skin of the back to suction out the ruptured disk
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percutaneous vertebroplasty
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Used to treat compression fractures where bone cement is injected to stablize fractures within spinal column
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acetabulum
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hip socket
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