The Skeletal System

Front 1

Loss or absence of mobility in a joint due to disease, injury or surgical procedure.

Back 1

Ankylosis

Front 2

Pain in a joint

Back 2

Arthalgia

Front 3

Stiffness of the joints, especially in the elderly

Back 3

Arthrosclerosis

Front 4

Inflammation of the Bursa

Back 4

bursitis

Front 5

Slow growing benign tumor derived from cartilage cells

Back 5

Chondroma

Front 6

Chondromalacia

Back 6

Abnormal softening of the cartilage

Front 7

An abnormal enlargement at the base of the big toe

Back 7

Bunion or Hallux Valgus

Front 8

Blood within a joint space

Back 8

Hemarthrosis

Front 9

Inflammation of the Synovial membrane

Back 9

Synovitis

Front 10

Dislocation

Back 10

luxation

Front 11

Partial Displacement

Back 11

Subluxation

Front 12

Wear-and-tear arthritis

Back 12

Osteoarthritis

Front 13

Arthritis caused by an increase in uric acid in the body

Back 13

Gouty Arthritis

Front 14

Arthritis asociated with autoimmune disorder

Back 14

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Front 15

Form of Rheumatoid arthritis characterised by progressive stiffening of the spine due to fusion of vertebrae bodies

Back 15

Ankylosing spondylitis

Front 16

Arthritis that affects children.

Back 16

Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis.

Front 17

Breaking apart of an intervertebral disk

Back 17

Herniated disk or ruptured disk

Front 18

Low back pain

Back 18

lumbago

Front 19

Slipping forward movement of the body of one of the vertebrae

Back 19

Spondylolisthesis

Front 20

Degenerative disorder that may cause loss of normal spinal structure and function

Back 20

Spondylosis

Front 21

Congenital defect in which the spinal canal fails to close around the spinal cord

Back 21

spina bifida

Front 22

Abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine

Back 22

Kyphosis or Humpback/dowager's hump

Front 23

Abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine.

Back 23

Lordosis or Swayback

Front 24

abnormal lateral ( sideways ) curvature of the spine

Back 24

Scoliosis

Front 25

Malformation of the skull due to prematured closure of the cervical sutures

Back 25

Craniostenosis

Front 26

Pain in a bone

Back 26

Ostealgia

Front 27

Inflammation of the bone

Back 27

Osteitis

Front 28

Abnormal softening of the bones in adults that is usually caused by deficiency of Vit D, Ca or Phospate

Back 28

Adult Rickets or Osteomalacia

Front 29

Inflammation of the bonemarrow and adjacent bone

Back 29

Osteomyelitis

Front 30

Destruction and death of bone tissue caused by insufficient blood supply

Back 30

Osteonecrosis

Front 31

Disease of unknown cause characterised by extensive bone destruction and abnormal bone repair

Back 31

Paget's disease or osteitis deformans

Front 32

Inflammation of the periosteum

Back 32

Perioitis

Front 33

Club foot

Back 33

Talipes

Front 34

Cancers of the bone that affect children most frequently.

Back 34

Ewing's sarcoma

Front 35

Malignant tumor composed of blood-forming tissues of the bone marrow

Back 35

Myeloma

Front 36

Benign tumor characterised by cartilage capped bony growth that projects from the surface of the bone

Back 36

Osteochondroma or exostosis

Front 37

Marked loss of bone density and an increase in bone porosity

Back 37

Osteoporosis

Front 38

Thinner than average bone density in a young person

Back 38

Osteopenia

Front 39

Fractures caused by spontaneous collapse of weakened vertebrae

Back 39

Compression fracture of the spine

Front 40

Fractured wrist

Back 40

Colles' fracture

Front 41

Osteoporotic hip fracture

Back 41

broken hip

Front 42

Fracture when bone is broken but there is no open wound on the skin

Back 42

closed fracture

Front 43

Fracture where the bone is crushed or splintered

Back 43

Comminuted fracture

Front 44

Fracture where bone is pressed together

Back 44

compression fracture

Front 45

fracture in which the bone is bent and only partially broken. Occurs in children

Back 45

Green stick fracture

Front 46

Fracture that occurs at an angle

Back 46

oblique fracture

Front 47

fracture that occurs when a bone is weakened because of disease

Back 47

pathologic fracture

Front 48

Fracture that occurs when a bone has been twisted apart

Back 48

Spiral fracture

Front 49

Fx due to overuse

Back 49

Stress fracture

Front 50

Fx that occurs straight across the bone

Back 50

Transverse Fx

Front 51

When a long bone is fractured and fat cells from the bone marrow are released into the blood.

Back 51

Embolus

Front 52

Crackling sound that is heard when the ends of a broken bone move

Back 52

crepitation

Front 53

A bulging deposit that is formed as the bone heals from the fracture.

Back 53

Callus

Front 54

Used to determine losses or changes in bone density

Back 54

Bone Density Testing

Front 55

DXA

Back 55

Dual x-ray absorptiometery

Front 56

Stem cell transplant

Back 56

Bone marrow transplant

Front 57

BMT in which patient receives his own bone marrow

Back 57

Autologous BMT

Front 58

BMT in which patient receives a donor's bone marrow

Back 58

Allogenic BMT

Front 59

Surgical procedure to stiffen a joint

Back 59

Arthrodesis

Front 60

surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint

Back 60

Arthrolysis

Front 61

Minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of interior of a joint

Back 61

Arthroscopic surgery

Front 62

Surgical removal of bursa

Back 62

bursectomy

Front 63

Surgical repair of damaged cartilage

Back 63

Chondroplasty

Front 64

surgical removal of a synovial membrane from a joint.

Back 64

Synovectomy

Front 65

An arthroscopic techinique in which heat is used to shrink and tighten the tissues

Back 65

Thermal capsulorrhaphy

Front 66

Replacement part for a missing one

Back 66

Prosthesis

Front 67

Act of holding, suturing or fastening the bone in a fixed position

Back 67

Immobilization

Front 68

Pulling force exerted on a limb in a distal direction in an effort to return the bone to normal allignment.

Back 68

traction

Front 69

ORIF

Back 69

Open Reduction Internam Fixation