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Ankylosis

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Fixation of a joint as a result of injury or disease

2
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Arthrosis

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Degenerative disease of a joint

3
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Axonotmesis

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Anatomical divisions of axons with intact nerve sheath

4
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Cavus

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High arch deformity of the foot with claw toes

5
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Charcot joint

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Painless destructive changes to a joint due to loss of sensation

6
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Club foot

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Congenital deformity of the ankle and foot

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Equinus (lower limb)

A

Plantar flexion posture of the ankle and hind foot

8
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Hammer toe

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Toe deformity with flexion of the posterior IP, extension of the MP and TIP

9
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Myelogram

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X-ray taken after dye is injected into the spinal canal

10
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Neuropraxia

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Physiological interruption of conduction in an anatomically intact nerve (temporary)

11
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Neurotmesis

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Total or partial severance of axons and nerve sheath

12
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Nidus

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Source of reaction or infection

13
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Rarefaction

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Diminished bone density in radiographs

14
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Sciatica

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Pain in the region of the sciatic nerve

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Spondylolisthesis

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Forward slip of one vertebral body on another

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Spondylosis

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Non-specific degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs

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Valgus

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Where the hand or foot deviates away from the midline

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Vargus

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Where the hand or food deviates towards the midline