HHS Musculoskeletal Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Orthopedics | prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders |
Orthopedist | Physician who specializes in the Orthopedics |
Rheumatologist | Physician specialized in treating joint disease |
Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) | Medical Doctor who applies proper alignment of bones, muscles, ligaments and nerves to good hlth |
Closed Fracture | Bone is broke with no external wound |
Open Fracture | Bone is broken with an open external wound |
Complicated Fracture | Broken bone has injured an internal organ |
Comminuted Fracture | Broken bone is splintered into pieces |
Impacted Fracture | Bone is broken and one end is wedged into the interior of another bone |
Colles Fracture | Break at the lower end of the radius, occurring just above the wrist |
Incomplete Fractures | Line of fracture does not completely transverse the entire bone |
Greenstick Fractures | Break of bone does not extend through the entire thickness of the bone, leaving the unbroken side bent |
Osteoporosis | Common metabolic Bone disorder, characterized by decreased bone density bone reabsorption exceeds bone formation |
Scoliosis | C-shaped curvature either to the right or left |
Kyphosis | humpback or hunchback, abnormal curvature of the upper portion of the spine |
Lordosis | abnormal inward curvature of a portion of the lower part of the spine |
Crepitation | Dry, grating sound or sensation caused by bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction |
Phantom Limb | Perceived sensation, following amputation of a limb, that the limb still exists |
Prosthesis | Replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute, such as an artificial extremity |
Rickets | Form of osteomalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency |
Talipes Equinovarus | Congenital deformity of one or both feet in which the foot is pulled downward and laterally to the side, also called clubfoot |
Reduction | Procedure that restores a bone to its normal position Closed: realigned by manipulation Open: realigned by surgery |
Casting | Application of a solid, stiff dressing formed with plaster or other material to a body part to immobilize it during the healing process |
Splinting | Application of an orthopedic device to an injured body part for immobilization, stabilization, and protection during the healing process |
Amputation | Partial or complete removal of an extremity due to trauma or circulatory disease |
Laminectomy | Excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra done to relieve symptoms of a ruptured/slipped disk |
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