Flashcards in Intro to Musculoskeletal care Deck (10):
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what are the compartments of the lower leg?
anterior
lateral
deep posterior
superficial posterior
2
what are the compartments of the forearm?
volar
dorsal
mobile wad
3
what are the compartments of the thigh?
medial
anterior
posterior
4
what is a fibrous cortical defect?
benign bone tumor incidentally found commonly in children
asymptomatic and goes away in 2-3 yrs
5
what is a nonossifying fibroma?
benign bone tumor incidentally found commonly in children
may regress and become painful later
6
what is fibrous dysplasia?
disturbance of bone formation due to fibroblastic proliferation of bone
common in tibia
may result in pathological fx
7
what is an enchondroma?
cartilaginous tumors usu. involving small bones of hands and feet
affects ages 10-50
found incidentally or with pathologic fx
8
what is an osteochondroma?
most common benign bone tumor
cartilage is separated from physis during growth and sxs occur due to mass effect of tumor
9
what is the most common primary sarcoma of bone?
osteosarcoma
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