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Orthopedic Surgery

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






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






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






4. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






5. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






6. Peculiar in shape






7. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






8. Caliper - depth gauge






9. Allows rotation only






10. A projection of a bone






11. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






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






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






14. Removes bone in small bites






15. Muscle of the heart






16. Rounded orfice in a bone






17. Used to trim bone






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






19. Large rounded projection






20. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






21. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






22. Comprised mainly of fat cells






23. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






24. Classification of a joint






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






26. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






27. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






28. A cavity within a bone.






29. Involuntary






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






31. Spongy bone






32. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






33. Approximation of bone fragments






34. Sharp - narrow projection






35. Used to smooth the surface of bone






36. Hollow or depressed






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






38. Allows only flexion and extension






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






40. The bones of the limbs






41. Covers each fasiculus






42. Small rounded projection






43. Used to cut through fine bone






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






45. Skeletal muscle






46. Length is greater than the width






47. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






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






49. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






50. Ridge of bone