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Skeletal Diseases

Diseases of the Skeletal System for Massage

QuestionAnswer
Simple (closed) fracture a complete break in a bone, without protrusion from the skin
Compound (open) fracture a complete break in a bone, with protrusion of the bone from the skin
Comminuted fracture a bone broken into several pieces (shattered)
Greenstick fracture an incomplete break in a bone
Stress (fatigue) fracture tiny, sometimes microscopic fracture in a bone
Impacted fracture one end of a broken bone is pushed into the other broken end of the bone.
Avulsion fracture a piece of bone is chipped or broken off
Depressed fracture a broken portion of a bone is pushed inward (skull fracture)
Spiral fracture twisting fracture in which the fracture line wraps around a bone.
Nonunion failure of the fractured ends of a bone to unite
Malunion faulty or poor union of the two fractured ends of a bone
Kyphosis exaggerated posterior curvature of the thoracic spine
Lordosis exaggerated anterior curvature of the lumbar spine
Scoliosis lateral curvature of the spine
Cleft palate failure of the palantine processes of the maxillae bones in the face to fuse together during fetal development
Osteoporosis loss of bone tissue leading to weak fragile bones, light bodywork
Osteogenesis imperfecta defective development of connective tissue, particularly bone tissue, bone tissue becomes thin and fragile and often bows under weight bearing forces.
Paget disease (Osteitis deformans) chronic characterized by disorganized bone tissue reabsorption and reformation leading to thinning and thickening of bone tissue and overall brittle bones, contraindicated
Osteomalacia (rickets in children) softening of bone and loss of bone mass caused by vitamin D deficiency, contraindicated
Osteomyelitis painful infection of bone tissue and bone marrow,sometimes w/ pus-filled abscesses, leads to necrosis of bone tissue, contraindicated
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