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Orthopedic Surgery

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1. Allows rotation only






2. Classification of a joint






3. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






4. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






5. Removes bone in small bites






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






7. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






8. Hollow or depressed






9. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






10. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






11. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






12. Large rounded projection






13. Used to trim bone






14. Used to cut through fine bone






15. Small rounded projection






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






17. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






18. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






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






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






21. Covers each fasiculus






22. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






23. Ridge of bone






24. Rounded orfice in a bone






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






26. Sharp - narrow projection






27. The bones of the limbs






28. Length is greater than the width






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






30. Used to smooth the surface of bone






31. Approximation of bone fragments






32. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






33. Skeletal muscle






34. Caliper - depth gauge






35. Allows only flexion and extension






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






37. Involuntary






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






39. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






40. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






41. Comprised mainly of fat cells






42. A projection of a bone






43. A cavity within a bone.






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






45. Spongy bone






46. Muscle of the heart






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






48. Peculiar in shape






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






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