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Musculs.System Terms

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Definition
Arthrodesis   Surgical repair or reconstruction fixation of a joint  
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Arthroplasty   Plastic surgery of a joint  
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Arthroscopy   Examination of the interior of a joint by use of an arthroscope  
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Arthrotomy   A surgical incision of a joint  
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Cartilage   Thin sheets of fibrous connective tissue  
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Closed treatment   Treatment of fracture sites, without manipulation, with manipulation or with/without traction  
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Debridement   The removal of foreign material or devitalized or contaminated tissue from an area  
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Exostosis   A benign bony growth that projects from the surface of a bone  
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Fascia   A sheet tissue  
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Fixation   The process of suturing or fastening a structure in place  
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Ligaments   Bands of connective tissue that bind the joints together and connect the articular bones and cartilages to cause movement  
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Manipulation   The reduction of a dislocation or fracture  
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Muscle   Tissue that is composed of fibers and cells that cause movement and are able to contract. There are three types of muscle: striated, cardiac and smooth  
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Open Treatment   Treatment of a fracture when the site is surgically exposed and visualized. The site may have been opened for placement of internal fixation  
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Ostectomy   Removal of bone  
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Osteoclasis   The process of creating a surgical fracture of a bone to connect a deformity  
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Osteoplasty   Plastic surgery completed on bone tissue  
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Osteotomy   Sawing or cutting of a bone  
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Percutaneous skeletal fixation   Fracture treatment in which the fracture site is neither open or closed  
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Skeletal traction   The application of force to a limb by a clamp, pin, screw, or wire that is attached to the bone  
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Skin traction   The application of force to a limb using felt that is applied to the skin  
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Tendon   A dense fibrous band of connective tissue that attaches muscles to bones  
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