Prosthetics Flashcards
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what is hip arthritis?
primarily a disruption to cartilage preventing stifness limiting the range of motion and reaching a limit in movement
In an x-ray how could arthritis be identified?
higher pressure leads to bone dense portions of the x-ray being shown as brighter as well as narrow joint spaces as a collapse is seen due to no cartilage seperating the bones
Name 5 examples of causes of joint degredation
arthritis
fracture
osteonecrosis
congenital defects
cancer