Glossary
Overview
Terms beginning with "A"
a/p laxity
abduction
acetabulum
achilles tendinitis
achilles tendon
acute
adduction
adhesion
anatomical
angulation
anterior
anterior cruciate ligament
anterior drawer
appendage
arthritis
arthroscopy
arthrosis
arthrotomy
articular
articular cartilage
articulation
atrophy
avulsion fracture
Terms beginning with "B"
bi-elastic knit
bilateral
biomechanics
bursa
bursae
bursitis
Terms beginning with "C"
calcaneus
calcium deposit
callus
carpal-tunnel syndrome
cartilage
cast
cerebral palsy
chondral
chondromalacia (runner’s knee)
chronic
chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)
clavicle
collagen
compression
compromise axis of rotation
condyle
congenital
connective tissue
contracture
contusion
corn
Terms beginning with "D"
deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
degenerative joint disease
diabetic foot
dislocation
dislocation prophylaxis
displacement
distal
dorsal
dorsiflexion
dystrophy
Terms beginning with "E"
eccentric joint
edema
effusion
epicondyles
epicondylitis
etiology
eversion
exostosis
extension
extensor
external rotation
extremities
Terms beginning with "F"
fascia
fat pad atrophy
femoral condyles
femoral head resection
femur
fibrosis
fibrositis
fibula
fixation
flat knit
flexion
flexor
fracture
frontal plane
Terms beginning with "G"
Girdlestone operation
glenohumeral
grade I ankle sprain
grade II ankle sprain
grade III ankle sprain
graduated compression
Greater trochanter
Terms beginning with "H"
haglund’s deformity (pump bump)
hamstrings
head of the femur
heel bursitis
heel spur
hemiparesis
high tibial osteotomy
hip dislocation
hip joint
hip spacer
hip THA
Hip THA replacement surgery
horizontal plane
humerus
hyperextension
hyperkeratosis
hypertrophy
Terms beginning with "I"
immobilize
incision
indication
inferior
inflammation
internal rotation
inversion
Terms beginning with "J"
Terms beginning with "K"
Terms beginning with "L"
lateral
lateral collateral ligament
ligament
lumbar
luxation
Terms beginning with "M"
malalignment
malleolus
mechanical low back pain
medial
medial collateral ligament
meniscus
metatarsal
metatarsalgia
monocentric
morton’s neuroma
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
multidimensional
muscle
musculoskeletal
musculoteninous junction
Terms beginning with "N"
necrosis
Necrosis of the head of the femur
nerve palsy
non-compressible
not offset
Terms beginning with "O"
offset
one-stage
osgood-schlatter disease (osteochronrosis)
osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease)
osteomalacia
osteoporosis
Terms beginning with "P"
patella
patella tracking
patellar tendon
periosteum
phlebitis
plantar
plantar fasciitis
plantar flexion
popliteal region
popliteal space
posterior
posterior cruciate ligament
posterior drawer
posterior tibial dysfunction
posting
pronation
prophylactic
proprioception
proprioception
prosthesis
Terms beginning with "Q"
Terms beginning with "R"
radius
rheumatoid arthritis
rotator cuff
rupture
Terms beginning with "S"
sacroiliac dysfunction
sagittal plane
screw home mechanism
seiver’s disease
separation
shear loading
soft tissue
splayfoot
splint
sprain
straight instability
strain
stress
subluxation
superior
supination
synovial fluid
synovitis
synovium
Terms beginning with "T"
talus
tendinitis
tendon
tendon sheath
tenosynovitis
test
THA, TKA (total hip/knee arthroplasty)
thermoplastic
three-dimensional
tibia
tibial tubercle
toe separator
Total arthroplasty revision surgery
Total arthroplasty surgery
transverse plane
tubercle
two-stage
Terms beginning with "U"
ulna
unhappy triad
unicompartmental
Terms beginning with "V"
valgus
varicosis
varus
vertebral column
vertical plane
viscoelastic
Terms beginning with "W"
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