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| A disorder characterized by abnormal growth on the medial side of the proximal tibia which causes an increasing varus deformity, leading to bowlegs. |
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| Osseous or dense connective tissue that contains an exterior shell or cortex, and an inner, primarily protein, matrix that forms the skeleton. |
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| The breaking down and absorption of cartilage. |
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| A condition of increased pressure in a limited space such as in soft tissue of an extremity, which compromises circulation and nervous innervation. |
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| Displacement of a bone from its normal articulation with a joint. |
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| A genetic condition usually resulting in an adult height of 58 inches or less. |
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| Abnormal development resulting in altered size, shape, and cell organization. |
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| A condition that limits dorsiflexion to less than normal; usually associated with clubfoot. |
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| Articulations or connections between bones. |
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| Tough fibers that bind the ends of bones together. |
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| Collections of cells that can contract, causing the accompanying skeleton to move. |
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| Formation of bone from fibrous tissue or cartilage. |
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| Cells that synthesize and lay down bone and then attract calcium and phosphates to strengthen the bone. |
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| Cells that resorb bone in the constant process of bone formation and breakdown. |
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| Special osteoblasts that sense and respond to bone pressure and bending in order to direct the process of bone remodeling. |
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| Decreased mineralization and bone mass; bone mass between 1 and 2.5 standard deviations below norm. |
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| Softening of bone due to marked decrease in mineralization and bone mass; bone mass is more than 2.5 standard deviations below norm; also known as metabolic bone disease. |
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| Surgical cutting of bone. |
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| The fibrous membrane that covers the bones. |
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| Enlargement of the muscles as a result of infiltration by fatty tissue. |
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| Deossification of bones due to calcium and/or vitamin D deficiency, resulting in bending of long bones and bowlegs. |
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| A tearing of ligaments usually caused when a joint is twisted or otherwise traumatized. |
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| Partial or incomplete dislocation of a joint. |
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| Fibrous bands that connect bone to its accompanying muscles, allowing the bone to move when a muscle contracts or relaxes. |
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| Bending inward of a limb toward the midline of the body. |
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| A condition in which the hindfoot turns inward, usually associated with clubfoot. |
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