musculoskeletal diagnostic procedures

Question 2

Puncture of a joint space with a needle to obtain samples of synovial fluid for diagnostic purposes, instill medications, or remove accumulated fluid from joints to relieve pain

Answer 2

arthrocentisis
arthr/o: joint
-centesis: surgical puncture

Question 3

Visual examination of the interior of a joint and its structures using a thin, flexible, fiberoptic scope called an arthroscope, which contains a miniature camera and projects images on a monitor to guide instruments during procedures

Answer 3

arthroscopy
ăr-THRŎS-kō-pē
arthr/o: joint
-scopy: visual examination

Question 4

Surgical reconstruction or replacement of a painful, degenerated joint to restore mobility in rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis or to correct a congenital deformity

Answer 4

arthroplasty
arthr/o: joint
-plasty: surgical repair

Question 5

Replacement of the femoral head and acetabulum with prostheses that are fastened into the bone; also called total hip replacement (THR)

Answer 5

total hiparthroplasty

Question 6

Excision of a sequestrum (segment of necrosed bone)

Answer 6

sequestrectomy
sequestr: separation
-ectomy: excision, removal