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Lpn fall 2008

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Amphiarthrosis   Joints are slightly movable, such as the vertebrae & pelvic bones separated by fibrous cartilage.  
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Amputation   The removal of all or part of an extremity. Done in response to injuries resulting in extensive laceration of arteries of nerves, or diseases such as malignant tumors, infections, & peripheral vascular disorders.  
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Arthroplasty   The replacement of both articular surfaces w/in a joint capsule. Hip, knee, shoulder, & fingers are the joints most frequently replaced in this procedure.  
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Bruxism   Teeth clenching or grinding  
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Closed reduction   Repair of a fracture accomplished w/o surgical intervention.  
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Contracture   Permanent shortening of a muscle.  
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Crepitus   a grating or crackling sensation or sound.  
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Diarthrosis   Joints are freely movable joints such as the hinge (elbow, knee) ball & socket (hip, shoulder), pivot (skull & 1st vertebrae), gliding (wrist), & saddle (thumb).  
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Dislocation   Occurs when articular surfaces of a joint are no longer in contact. The bones are literally out of joint.  
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Fracture   A break in the continuity of a bone fractures occur when the forces from outside the body become greater than the strength of the bone, causing the bone to break.  
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Heberden’s nodes   Joint enlargement & characteristics hypertrophic spurs, in the terminal interphalangeal finger joints.  
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Kyphosis   (Hump back), seen as an increased roundness of the thoracic spinal curve.  
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Locomotor   Movement or the ability to move.  
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Lordosis   (Sway back), an exaggeration of the lumbar spine curvature as seen in pregnancy as a woman’s body adjusts to the center of gravity.  
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Open reduction   surgical procedure that enables the surgeon to reduce (repair) the fracture under direct visualization.  
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Orthopedics   Branch of medicine that deals w/ the prevention or correction of the disorders & diseases of the musculoskeletal system.  
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Osteoporosis   An increase in the porosity of bone. A common disorder in bone metabolism in which both mineral & protein matrix components are diminished & the bone becomes brittle & fragile. Increase in fractures of the hip, spine, & wrist.  
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Paresthesia   Numbness or tingling.  
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Phantom limb pain   sensation that there is pain, soreness, & stiffness in the amputated limb. Phantom pain will decrease as inflammation subsides at the incisional site.  
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Scoliosis   Lateral curving deviation (crooked back), seen most frequently in school age children & adolescents.  
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Sprain   An injury to ligaments surrounding a joint caused by a sudden twist, wrench, or fall. Symptoms include pain, edema, loss of motion, & ecchymosis.  
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Strain   An injury to a muscle or tendon due to overuse or overstretching, may be acute or chronic  
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Subluxation   A partial separation of an articular surface.  
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Synarthrosis   Joints are immovable, such as the suture line between the temporal & occipital bones of the skull.  
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Tophi   Which are subcutaneous nodular deposits of sodium urate crystals appearing in various parts of the body including the rim of the ears, the knuckles, & great toe.  
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Windowing   Cutting a hole in a plaster cast to relieve pressure on the skin or bony area & to permit visualization of the underlying body part.  
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