Table 4-5

Question 1

inflammation of one or more vertebrae characterized by joint stiffness or immobility; rheumatoid arthritis of the spine

Answer 1

ankylosing spondylitis

Question 2

immobility of a joint

Answer 2

ankylosis

Question 3

joint pain

Answer 3

arthralgia

Question 4

inflammation of a joint

Answer 4

arthritis

Question 5

inflammation of an articular cartilage

Answer 5

arthrochondritis

Question 6

accumulation of the synovial fluid in the knee joint

Answer 6

Baker’s Cyst

Question 7

inflammation and enlargement of the bursa of the joint of the great(big) toe; AKA Hallux valgus

Answer 7

bunion

Question 8

inflammation of the bursa

Answer 8

bursitis

Question 9

crackling or clicking sound present

Answer 9

crepitation

Question 10

temporary displacement of a bone from its joint

Answer 10

dislocation

Question 11

sudden breaking of a bone;broken bone

Answer 11

fracture

Question 12

break in a bone without interrupting the skin;simple or completer fracture

Answer 12

closed fracture

Question 13

fracture of the distal end of the radius; just above the wrist

Answer 13

Colles’ Fracture

Question 14

fracture in which the bone is broken or splintered into pieces

Answer 14

comminuted fracture

Question 15

fracture in which the bone is partially bent and partially broken; incomplete fracture

Answer 15

Greenstick fracture

Question 16

fracture in which the bone is broken and wedged into the interior of another bone

Answer 16

impacted fracture

Question 17

fracture in which the bone is broken and bone fragments protrude through the skin;compound fracture

Answer 17

open fracture