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26 Cards in this Set
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Amphiarthrosis
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Articulation of slighty movable joints such as the vertebrae
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Amputation
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Removal of all or part of an extremity
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Arthroplasty
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Replacement of both articular surfaces with in a joint capsule
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Bruxism
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Grinding of teeth during sleep
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Closed Reduction
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Repair of a fracture done without surgical intervention
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Contracture
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Permanent shortening of a muscle
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Crepitus
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Grating or crackling sensation or sound
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Diarthrosis
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Freely movable joint
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Dislocation
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injury in which the articular surfaces of a joint are no longer in contact
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Fracture
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Break in the continuity of a bone
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Heberden's Nodes
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Enlargement and characteristic hypertrophic spurs in the terminal interphalangeal finger joints
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Kyphosis
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Increased roundness of the thoracic spinal curve
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Locomotor
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Pertaining to movement or the ability to move
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Lordosis
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Exaggeration of the curvature of the lumbar spine
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Open Reduction
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Surgical procedure that enables the surgeon to reduce a fracture under direct visualization
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Orthopedics
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Branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of the disorders and diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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Osteoporosis
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Increase in the porosity of bone
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Paresthesia
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Abnormal sensation such as burning, prickling, or tingling.
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Phantom Limb Pain
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Neuropathic pain that occurs after amputation with pain sensations referred to an area in the missing portion of the limb
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Scoliosis
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Lateral curvature of the spine
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Sprain
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Injury to ligaments surrounding a joint caused by a sudden twist, wrench, or fall
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Strain
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Injury to a muscle or tendon due to overuse or overstretching
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Subluxation
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Partial separation of an articular surface
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Synarthrosis
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Immovable joint
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Tophi
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Subcutaneous nodules of sodium urate crystals
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Windowing
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Cutting a hole in a plaster cast to relieve pressure on the skin or a bony area and to permit visualization of the underlying body part
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