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Taylor Ch. 9
Key terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abduction | mov't away from center/median line of the body |
| Adduction | mov't toward center/median line of body |
| Arthroplasty | surgical formation or reformation of joint |
| Compartment syndrome | occurs when there is increased -tissue pressure w/in limited space; -leads to compromises in circulation of involved tissue |
| contracture | permanent shortening/tightening of muscle due to spasm or paralysis |
| contusion | -injury -skin not broken; a bruise |
| deep-vein thrombosis | -blood clot -in blood vessel -originating in large leg veins |
| extension | -return mov't from flexion -joint angle increased |
| fracture | -break in continuity of bone |
| goniometer | -apparatus -measure joint mov't & angles |
| Homan's sign | -pain in calf when toe is passively dorsiflexed -can be early sign in venous thrombosis of deep veins of calf |
| hyperextension | extreme or abnormal extension |
| orthostatic hypotension | -abnormal drop in BP -occurs when changing from supine to standing position |
| peripheral vascular disease | -pathologic conditions of vascular system -characterized by reduced blood flow thru peripheral blood vessels |
| pronation | -act of lying face downward -act of turning hand so palm faces downward or backward |
| rotation | -process of turning an axis -twisting or revolving |
| shearing force | -force created by interplay of gravity and friction on the skin and underlying tissues -shear causes tissue layers to slide over one another and blood vessels to stretch and twist and disrupts the microcirculation of skin and subcutaneous tissue |
| supination | turning palm or foot upward |
| thrombophlebitis | -blood clot -accompanies vein inflammation |
| thrombosis | formation or development of blood clot |
| venous stasis | decrease in blood flow in venous system related to dysfunctional valves or inactivity of the muscles of the affected extremity |
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