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| chronic progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints, primarily of the spine and hip |
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| compression of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist |
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| inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid. also called gout |
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| an inherited disorder charcterized by pregressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers |
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| decrease in bone density with thinning and weakening of bone. |
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| condition of containing passages or spaces |
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| chronic inflammation of joints; pain, swelling and stiffeneing, especially in the small joints of the hands and feet. |
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| flowing, descriptive of the swelling in the joints |
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| Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) test |
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| test in which a sample of plasma is tested for the presence of antibodies found in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus |
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| surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint |
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| visual examiniation of a joint with an arthroscope |
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| low energy x-rays are used to image bones in the spinal column, pelvis, and wrist to detect areas of bone deficiency |
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| Procedure in which a radioactive substaance is injectied intravenously and its uptake in bones is measure with a special scanning device |
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| Measurement of the amount of calcium in a smaple of blood (serum). This test is important in evaluation disease of bone |
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| Recording of the strength of muscle contraction as a result of electrical stimulation |
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| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESR |
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| measurement of the rate at whidch red blood cells fall to the bottom of a test tube. High sedimentation rates are associatied with imflammatory diseases such as rheumatiod arthritis |
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| the removal of muscle tissue for microscopic examiniation; |
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| measurement of the amount of uric acid in a sample of blood. High uric acide levels are associated with gouty arthritis |
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| surgical repair of a joint. total hip replacement. |
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| treatment of a herniated disk by injection of chymopapain to dissolve the inner protion (nucleus) of the disk |
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| surgical remocal of a herniated intervertebral disk with an endoscope |
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| surgical remocal of a protion of a vertebra to allow visualization and removal of a portion of a protruding disk |
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| surgical removal of a herniated intervertebral disk with an incision that is 1 to 2 inches long and visualization of the surgical field with an operationg microscope |
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| surgical repair of vertebrae. special cement is injected into compressed backbones to strengthen them and to relieve pain |
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| anterior cruciate ligament |
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| nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
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