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chapter 15 key words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Axilla | the armpit |
| Bursitis | inflammation of the bursae |
| Fat pad sign | radiographic evidence of displacement of the fat pad in the joint region of the elbow that indicates a fracture involving the elbow joint |
| Osteoarthritis | a degenerative joint disease |
| Osteoblastic | referring to the osteoblasts or a disease that results in increased bone formation |
| Osteolytic | referring to a disease that causes bone disease |
| Osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone caused by pathogenic organism |
| Osteophyte | enlarged deformed portions of the bone usually caused by arthritis |
| radial deviation | movement of the hand toward the radial side of the wrist |
| Sesamoid bone | a small flat bone within a tendon that is counted among the bones of the body |
| Tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| Ulnar deviation | movement of the hand toward the ulnar side of the wrist |
| Boxer’s fracture | a fracture in the fifth metacarpal that is caused by punching or striking an object with a closed fist. Can also occur in the third and fourth metacarpal |
| Colles fracture | a fracture of the distal radius accompanied by a posterior and medial displacement |
| Monteggia fracture | a fracture of the ulna with dislocation of the radial head |
| Arthritis | joint inflammation |
| Pathologic fracture | fractures caused by an underlying disease process that has weakens the bone |
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