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Flashcards by Zoila Rojas, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Zoila Rojas
almost 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| right thoracic/left lumbar scoliosis | curve is to the right in thoracic region and to the left in lumbar region |
| genu valgum | knock knees, deformity in which the legs are curved inward so that the knees are close together |
| pes planus | flat feet, deformity of the foot where the longitudinal arch of the foot is abnormally flattened |
| dolichostenomelia | Narrow body habitus which, like arachnodactyly, is a common feature of several kinds of hereditary disorders of connective tissue |
| arachnodactyly | condition in which the fingers are long, slender, and curved. They look like a spider's legs |
| ligamentous laxity | loose ligaments, can cause chronic body pain |
| computed tomography | an imaging procedure that uses special x-ray equipment to create detailed pictures, or scans, of areas inside the body |
| dural ectasia | Widening of the dural sac surrounding the spinal cord, commonly occurring in the lumbosacral spine due to high CSF pressure. |
| anterior meningoceles | the simplest form of open neural tube defects, is characterized by cystic dilatation of meninges |
| ankylosing spondylitis | an inflammatory disease that can cause some of the vertebrae in your spine to fuse together. This fusing makes the spine less flexible and can result in a hunched-forward posture. If ribs are affected, it may be difficult to breathe deeply |
| enthesopathy | A disease process occurring at locations where tendons and ligaments attach to bone |
| sacroiliitis | an inflammation of one or both of your sacroiliac joints |
| VCF | vertebral compression fracture |
| DEXA scan | Dual-emission X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) is a non-invasive exam that utilizes low dose X-rays at two different energies to distinguish between bone and soft tissue. It is used to measure bone mineral density (BMD) |
| Z-score | result from DEXA that compares your bone mineral density to what might be expected in someone your age and body size |
| biphosphanate medication | an antiresorptive medicine that slows or stops the natural process that dissolves bone tissue |
| kyphoplasty | the surgical filling of an injured or collapsed vertebra. This procedure restores original shape and configuration and relieves pain from spinal compression |
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