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Orthopedic Surgery

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1. Involuntary






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






3. Hollow or depressed






4. Used to trim bone






5. Comprised mainly of fat cells






6. Approximation of bone fragments






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






8. Sharp - narrow projection






9. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






10. Skeletal muscle






11. Small rounded projection






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






13. Ridge of bone






14. Covers each fasiculus






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






16. The bones of the limbs






17. Used to smooth the surface of bone






18. Large rounded projection






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






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






21. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






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






23. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






24. Caliper - depth gauge






25. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






26. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






27. Used to cut through fine bone






28. Length is greater than the width






29. Rounded orfice in a bone






30. A cavity within a bone.






31. Removes bone in small bites






32. Muscle of the heart






33. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






34. Allows only flexion and extension






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






36. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






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






38. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






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






40. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






41. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






42. A projection of a bone






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






44. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






45. Allows rotation only






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






47. Peculiar in shape






48. Classification of a joint






49. Spongy bone






50. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments