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3.1 Muscle condition
Muscle conditions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atrophy | wasting of muscles |
| contractures | abnormal flexion and fixation of joints |
| foot drop | failure to maintain foot in normally flexed position |
| shin splints | strain of long flexor muscle of the toes |
| spastic paralysis | involuntary contraction of a muscle with associated loss of function |
| sprain | complete or incomplete tear in the supporting ligaments surrounding a joint |
| strain | injury to a muscle or tendinous attachment |
| bursitis | painful inflammation of one or more of the bursae |
| bursae | closed sacs that cushion muscles and tendons over bony prominences |
| epicondylitis | inflammation of the tendons in the forearm at the attachment to the humerus |
| fasciitis | inflammation of the fasciae |
| myocellulitis | inflammation of the cellular tissue within the muscle |
| myofibrosis | overgrowth of fibrous tissue inside the muscle |
| tendonitis | inflammation of tendons and their muscle attachements to bones |
| myositis purulenta | bacterial infection of muscle tissue that could result in pus formation and progress to gangrene |
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