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Orthopedic Surgery

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1. Driven into predrilled medullary canal to span 2 fracture ends






2. Allows rotation only






3. Hollow or depressed






4. Skeletal muscle






5. Comprised mainly of fat cells






6. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






7. Covers each fasiculus






8. Removes bone in small bites






9. Spongy bone






10. A cavity within a bone.






11. Small rounded projection






12. Approximation of bone fragments






13. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






14. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






15. Tough fibrous tissue that covers bones except at their ends or articular surfaces






16. The bones of the head - neck - and trunk






17. Used to smooth the surface of bone






18. Site of red blood cell and white blood cell formation






19. Used to cut through fine bone






20. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






21. Used to trim bone






22. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






23. Used to move soft tissue away from the wound site






24. The bones of the limbs






25. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






26. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






27. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






28. Small - graduated pins that have a spiral cutting edge






29. Rounded orfice in a bone






30. Used to span the longitudinal axis of the neck of trachanter to stabilize a fracture






31. Large rounded projection






32. Muscle of the heart






33. Tough connective tissue that seperates one muscle section from another






34. Sharp - narrow projection






35. Length is greater than the width






36. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






37. Involuntary






38. Peculiar in shape






39. A projection of a bone






40. Allows only flexion and extension






41. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






42. Used to lift the periosteum from the surface of the bone






43. Articulating Surfaces are usually curved -allowing one to slide over the other






44. Consists of the articulating bone ends and the connective tissue that surrounds and binds them






45. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






46. Serve to protect soft body parts or as a attachments for wide muscles






47. Caliper - depth gauge






48. Classification of a joint






49. Ridge of bone






50. Used to form a hollow area in the bone