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CHAPTER 4
bone pathology, endoscopic procedure & medical treatments
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
03/04/2014

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