skeletal system pg 98-101
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| Ewing's sarcoma | malignant growth in shaft of long bones (removal=treatment) | |
| osteogenic sarcoma | most common bone cancer, begins in osteocytes | |
| osteomalacia | softening, deficiency in sun & vit D | |
| osteoporosis | decrease in bone mass, thining, bone=porous | |
| Paget's disease | common metabolic dis., bone destruction&deformity (mid-aged&elderly) | |
| rickets | defiency in calcium & vit. D, childhood, deformities, bow legs | |
| ankylosing spondylitis | inflammation of spine, gradual stiffening &fusion (men more than women) | |
| hernaited nucleus pulposus | protrusion of disc (hernaited disc or ruptured disc) | |
| scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of spin | |
| spina bifida | congential, no vertebrae around spinal cord | |
| spinal stenosis | narrowing of the spinal canal, causes pressure | |
| spondylolisthesis | sliding of lumbar vertebra | |
| spondylolosis | ankylosing of spine, any degenerative con. of spine | |
| whiplash | injury to bone of cervical spine | |
| bunion | inflammation of bursa of the base of big toe | |
| dislocation | bones in joint of displaced, ends not in contact | |
| osteoarthritis | degen. of bones&joints (esp weight bearing) | |
| rheumatiod arthritis | chronic inflammation of joints, autoimmune | |
| sprain | damage to ligament, over stretching | |
| subluxation | incomplete dislocation | |
| systemic lupus erythematosus | chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune, of connective tissue | |
| talipes | congenital deform of ankle, clubfoot | |
| arthrography | pic of joint by injection of contrast medium | |
| bone scan | nuclear med, radioactive dye, pic of bone (shows stress fractures&cancers) | |
| dual-energy absorptiometry | measures bone density with low-dose x-rays (looking for osteoporosis) | |
| myelography | spinal column study, inject constrast, finds herniated | |
| radiography | imaging using x-rays, esp. bone&joints | |
| arthoscopy | viewing inside of joint with camera | |
| amputation | removal of part or whole limb | |
| arthoscopic surgery | surgery that views inside of joint with camera | |
| bone graft | part of bone taken to repair defect at another site | |
| bunionectomy | removal of bursa of great toe | |
| laminectomy | removal of vertebral posterior arch (correct severe back problems) | |
| percutaneous diskectomy | removal of disc, sucked out or laser | |
| spinal fusion | surgical immbolization | |
| total hip arthroplasty | implanting prosthetic hip (total hip replacement) | |
| total knee arthroplasty | implanting prosthetic knee (total knee replacement) | |
| fixation | stablize fractured bone | |
| reduction | correcting by realigning fragments | |
| traction | apply pulling force to fractured or dislocated limb | |
| bone reabsorption inhibitors | reduces reaborbtion (helps osteoporosis, Paget's) | |
| calicium & vit D therapy | high blood of lvls of Ca&vitD, maintains density, treats osteomalacia,-porosis,&rickets | |
| corticosteriods | adernal cortex hormone, strong anti-inflammatory (RA treatment) | |
| nonsteroidal anti-inflammoratory drugs | mild pain relief & anti-inflammotatory (ex advil) |
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