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FULLERS CH. 30
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
12/03/2012

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Term
ABDUCTION
Definition
MOVEMENT OF A BADY PART AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE.
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ADDUCTION
Definition
MOVEMENT OF A BODY PART TOWARD THE MIDLINE.
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APONEUROSIS
Definition
A TENDENOUS SHEET WHICH SEPARATES MUSCLES OR ATTACHES A MUSCLE TO BONE.
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ARTHRODESIS
Definition
SURGICAL FUSION OF A JOINT.
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ARTHROSCOPY
Definition
ENDOSCOPIC ASSESSMENT AND SURGERY OF A JOINT.
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BIOCOMPATIBILITY
Definition
A TERM THAT DESCRIBES A MATERIAL THAT IS COMPATABLE WITH TISSUE.
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BONE WAX (OSTENE)
Definition
A WAXY SUBSTANCE USED TO CONTROL CAPILLARY BLEEDING ON THE SURFACE OF BONE.
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BROACH
Definition
A FIN-SHAPED RASP USED TO ENLARGE THE MEDULLARY CANAL FOR INSERTION OF AN IMPLANT. 
Term
CANNULATED
Definition
A DEVICE HAVING A HOLLOW CORE.
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CLOSED REDUCTION
Definition
ALIGNMENT OF BONE FRAGMENTS INTO ANATOMICAL POSITION BY MANIPULATION OR TRACTION.
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COMMINUTED
Definition
A FRACTURE IN WHICH THERE ARE MULTIPLE BONE FRAGEMENTS.
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COMPRESSION
Definition
MECHANICAL FORCE IN WHICH A STRUCTURE IS COMPACTED OR PRESSED TOGETHER.
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CONDYLE
Definition
THE ROUNDED END OF A LONG BONE.
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CRUCIATE
Definition
CROSS SHAPED.
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DEBRIDEMENT
Definition
A PROCESS IN WHICH A CONTAMINATED INFECTED, AVASCULAR TISSUE OR DEBRIS IS CUT AWAY OR REMOVED FROM A WOUND.
Term
EXAMINATION UNDER ANESTHESIA (EUA)
Definition
FRACTURE AND DISLOCATION MAY BE FULLY ASSESSED WHEN GENERAL ANESTHESIA IS USED.
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EXTERNAL FIXATION
Definition
A METHOD OF STABILIZING BONE FRAGMENTS IN ANATOMICAL POSITION  FROM OUTSIDE THE BODY.
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FASCIOTOMY
Definition
A PROCEDURE IN WHICH FASCIA IS INCISED TO RELEASE PRESSURE CAUSED BY SWELLING WITHIN A MUSCLE BUNDLE.
Term
INERT
Definition
NONREACTIVE; CAUSING LITTLE OR NO REACTION IN TISSUE. A DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTIC OF TISSUE IMPLANTS.
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INTERNAL FIXATION
Definition
A METHOD OF SURGICALLY REPAIRING A FRACTURE BY INSERTING AN IMPLANT OR DEVICE THAT HOLDS THE BONE FRAGMENT IN PLACE.
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OPEN REDUCTION
Definition
SURGICAL ACCESS (THROUGH AN INCISION) TO BRING BONE FRAGMENTS INTO ANATOMICAL ALIGMNENT.
Term
OSTEOPHYTES
Definition
BONY OUTGROWTHS FOUND IN AN ARTHRITIC JOINT.
Term
OSTEOTOMY
Definition
A SURGICAL CUT INTO BONE TISSUE.
Term
REAM
Definition
TO ENLARGE A PRE-EXISTING HOLE, DEPRESSION, OR CHANNEL, SUCH AS THE MEDULLARY CANAL.
Term
REPLANTATON (REIMPLANTATION)
Definition
SURGICAL ATTACHMENT OF THE HAND, THUMB, OR FINGERS AFTER TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION.
Term
REDUCTION
Definition
THE PROCESS OF MANIPULATING A BONE STRUCTURE TO RESTORE ANATOMICAL POSITION.
Term
TRACTION
Definition
A MECHANICAL METHOD OF APPLYING PULLING FORCE TO FRACTURED BONE.
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