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define ARTHROSCOPY
exam of internal structure of joint
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define ARTHROSCOPY
exam of internal structure of joint
define MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
image soft tissue structures w/electromagnetic field & radio waves
define BONE MARROW ASPIRATION
withdraw liquid/tissue from red marrow w/syringe to diagnose or give stem cell transplant
define BONE DENSITY TESTING
determine losses/changes in bone density to diagnose osteomalacia, osteoporosis, & osteopenia
aka: bone density testing
BDT or bone densitometry
describe ULTRASONIC BDT
screening for conditions causing loss of bone mass; sound waves measure calcaneus
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
define ARTHROSCOPY | exam of internal structure of joint |
define MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) | image soft tissue structures w/electromagnetic field & radio waves |
define BONE MARROW ASPIRATION | withdraw liquid/tissue from red marrow w/syringe to diagnose or give stem cell transplant |
define BONE DENSITY TESTING | determine losses/changes in bone density to diagnose osteomalacia, osteoporosis, & osteopenia |
aka: bone density testing | BDT or bone densitometry |
describe ULTRASONIC BDT | screening for conditions causing loss of bone mass; sound waves measure calcaneus |
describe DUAL XRAY ABSORPTIOMETRY | low exposure xray of spine & hips to measure bone density & more accurate than ultrasonic BDT |
define BONE SCAN | nuclear scan show fractures, tumors, & infections |
describe CT | computer analyze xrays from multiple angles; more detail than standard xray |
aka: CT | computerized tomography or computed tomography |
define LUMBAR PUNCTURE | needle aspiration of CSF |
aka: lumbar puncture | spinal tap |
define RHEUMATOID FACTOR | blood test diagnose rheumatoid arthritis |
define BIPHOSPHONATES | slow loss of bone density by decreasing chance of broken bones |
define BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT (BMT) | stem cell transplant to treat certain cancers by destroying cancer cells & patient's marrow & infusing healthy marrow in patient's blood |
define ALLOGENIC BMT | use donor bone marrow/umbilical cord blood |
aka: allogenic BMT | allogenic stem cell transplant |
define AUTOLOGOUS BMT | receive own bone marrow harvested, cleansed, treated, & stored |
aka: autologous BMT | autologous stem cell transplant |
define ARTHRODESIS | surgical fusion to stiffen joint to treat severe arthritis or damaged joint |
aka: arthrodesis | surgical ankylosis |
define BONE GRAFTING | use transplanted bone to repair & rebuild |
synovectomy | remove synovial membrane of joint (gen knee) to repair damage from arthritis or inflammatory disease |
purpose | TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT (TKR) treat damage from arthritis |
aka: total knee replacement | total knee arthroplasty |
define PARTIAL KNEE REPLACEMENT (PKR) | medial, latera, or anterior patella relaced & ACL & PCL preserved |
define REVISION SURGERY | replacement of worn/failed implant |
define TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT | restore full function w/metal shell into acetabulum & femur head replaced |
define PERCUTANEOUS DISKECTOMY | last resort herniated intervertebral disk treatment |
define PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY | treat osteoporosis-related compression fractures w/bone cement to stabilize fracture in spine |