Musculs.System Terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Arthrodesis | Surgical repair or reconstruction fixation of a joint |
Arthroplasty | Plastic surgery of a joint |
Arthroscopy | Examination of the interior of a joint by use of an arthroscope |
Arthrotomy | A surgical incision of a joint |
Cartilage | Thin sheets of fibrous connective tissue |
Closed treatment | Treatment of fracture sites, without manipulation, with manipulation or with/without traction |
Debridement | The removal of foreign material or devitalized or contaminated tissue from an area |
Exostosis | A benign bony growth that projects from the surface of a bone |
Fascia | A sheet tissue |
Fixation | The process of suturing or fastening a structure in place |
Ligaments | Bands of connective tissue that bind the joints together and connect the articular bones and cartilages to cause movement |
Manipulation | The reduction of a dislocation or fracture |
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 |
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 |
Ostectomy | Removal of bone |
Osteoclasis | The process of creating a surgical fracture of a bone to connect a deformity |
Osteoplasty | Plastic surgery completed on bone tissue |
Osteotomy | Sawing or cutting of a bone |
Percutaneous skeletal fixation | Fracture treatment in which the fracture site is neither open or closed |
Skeletal traction | The application of force to a limb by a clamp, pin, screw, or wire that is attached to the bone |
Skin traction | The application of force to a limb using felt that is applied to the skin |
Tendon | A dense fibrous band of connective tissue that attaches muscles to bones |
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