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Orthopedic Surgery

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






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






3. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






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






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






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






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






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






9. Approximation of bone fragments






10. Caliper - depth gauge






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






12. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






13. Used to trim bone






14. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






15. A cavity within a bone.






16. Comprised mainly of fat cells






17. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






18. Skeletal muscle






19. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






20. Length is greater than the width






21. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






22. Large rounded projection






23. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






24. Spongy bone






25. Hollow or depressed






26. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






27. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






28. A projection of a bone






29. Classification of a joint






30. Allows rotation only






31. Muscle of the heart






32. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






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






34. Used to smooth the surface of bone






35. Sharp - narrow projection






36. Ridge of bone






37. Peculiar in shape






38. Covers each fasiculus






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






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






41. Allows only flexion and extension






42. Removes bone in small bites






43. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






44. Small rounded projection






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






46. Involuntary






47. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






48. Used to cut through fine bone






49. Rounded orfice in a bone






50. The bones of the limbs