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Question | Answer |
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Ankylosing spondylitis | rheumatoid arthritis variant involving the SI joints and spine |
Clay shoveler’s fracture | avulsion fracture of the spinous process in the lower cervical or upper thoracic spine |
Hangman’s fracture | fracture of the anterior arch of C2 due to hyperextension |
Jefferson fracture | comminuted fracture of the ring of C1 |
Osteoarthritis (DJD) | form of arthritis marked by progressive cartilage deterioration |
Osteopetrosis | increased density of atypically soft bone |
Paget’s disease | thick soft bone marked by bowing and fractures |
Scheuermann’s disease | adolescent onset kyphosis |
Sponylolisthesis | foreward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra |
Spondylosysis | breaking down of the vertebra |
Subluxation | incomplete dislocation |
Multiple myeloma | malignant neoplasm of plasma cells involving the bone marrow and causing destruction of bone |