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| tumor in cartilage; usually benign |
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| cancerous tumor of shaft of long bones; spreads through periosteum; amputation is necessary to prevent metastasis |
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| tumorforming in bone marrow tissue |
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| study of spinal column after injecting opaque contrast medium; useful for identifying herniated nucleus pulposus |
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| uses xrays to study internal structure of body espeically useful for visualizing bones and joints |
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| instrument used to view inside a joint |
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| examining interior of joint with an arthroscope, a fiberoptic camera; view of joint interior appears on monitor during procedure |
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| insertion of needle into joint cavity to remove fluid |
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| brace or splint used to prevent or correct deformities |
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| artificial device to substitute for a missing or damaged body part |
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| removal of a limb for reasons like tumors, gangrene, or crushing injury |
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| forcibly break loose a fused joint |
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| stablize joint by fusing bones together |
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| performing surgery while using an arthroscope to view inside joint |
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| bone from antoher source used to replace boney defect in another location |
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| removal of bursa at base of great toe |
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| removal of posterior arch of vertebrae to remove compression of a spinal nerve |
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| intentional breaking of a bone |
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| instrument used to cut bone |
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| instrument used to cut bone |
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| tube is inserted into intervertebral disk to suck out ruptured disk; may also be done with a laser |
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| surgical immobilization of adjacent vertebrae |
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| removal of a synovial membrane |
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| total hip arthroplasty (THA) |
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| implanting prosthetic hip joint |
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| total knee arthroplasty (TKA) |
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| implanting prosthetic knee joint |
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