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| An injury in which a body structure is forcibly detached |
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| Soft spots on a baby's head which, during birth, enable the bony plates of the skull to flex, allowing the child's head to pass through the birth canal. The ossification of the bones of the skull causes the fontanelles to close over by 18 to 24 months. |
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| Long bone in the arm or forelimn that runs from the shoulder to the elbow |
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| Location at which two or more bones make contact |
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| Fibrous tissue that attach bones to bones |
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| Bony projections of the distal tibia and fibula around the ankle |
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| Bones that form fingers and toes |
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| Fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone |
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| Anterior Cruciate Ligament - one of the four major ligaments of the human knee |
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| Bilateral lower extremeties |
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| Clubbing, cyanosis, or edema |
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| Fingers and toes are broadened and the nails are shiny and abnormally curved |
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| Permanent shortening of a muscle or joint. It is usually in response to prolonged hypertonic spasticity in a concentrated muscle area |
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| Distal Interphalangeal Joint - between the second and third (distal) phalanges |
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| Escape of fluid into the joint space |
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| Sign of DVT. A positive sign is present when there is pain in the calf or popliteal region with examiner's abrupt dorsiflexion of the patient's foot at the ankle while the knee is fully extended |
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| Convex angulation of the spine |
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| Concave angulation of the spine |
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| Medial Collateral Ligament - one of the four major ligaments of the knee |
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| Metacarpophalangeal Joint - large joints in the hand at the base of each finger |
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| Proximal Interphalangeal Joint - between the first (also called proximal) and second (intermediate) phalanges |
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| Sign of DVT. Squeezing of posterior calf elicits pain |
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| Straight Leg Raise - while patient is lying down on back, the examiner lifts the patient's leg while the knee is straight to see if pain is elicited; testing for herniated disc |
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| Tenderness along the triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand |
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| Above the knee amputation |
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| Inflammation of one or more joints |
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| Procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule |
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| Minimally invasive surgical procedure in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage of the interior of a joint is performed using an arthroscope, a type of endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision |
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| Below the knee amputation |
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| Second and/or third metacarpal transverse ?neck? fracture that is more likely to occur from a straight punch |
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| Inflammation of the fluid-filled sac (bursa) that lies between a tendon and skin, or between a tendon and bone |
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| Significant narrowing of the spinal canal that compresses the nerve roots below the level of the spinal cord characterized by lower back pain and lower extremity weakness |
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| Procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment using manipulation of the bone fragments without surgical exposure of the fragments |
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| Increased pressure in a muscle compartment. It can lead to muscle and nerve damage and problems with blood flow |
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| Degenerative disc disease |
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| Degenerative joint disease |
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| Common syndrome in which a person has long-term, body-wide pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues |
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| Procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment in which fracture fragments are exposed surgically by dissecting the tissues |
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| Open Reduction Internal Fixation - Method of surgically repairing a fractured bone that generally involves either the use of plates and screws or an intramedullary (IM) rod to stabilize the bone |
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| Most common joint disorder, which is due to aging and wear and tear on a joint |
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| Thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time |
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| Refers to pain, weakness, and numbness or tingling in the leg caused by injury or pressure on the sciatic nerve |
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| Involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles |
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| Application of device used for support or immobilization |
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