| A | B |
|---|
| A form of chronic inflammation of the spine and sacro-iliac joints. | Ankylosing spondylitis |
| A painful inflammation of small, fluid-filled sacs that lubricate and cushion pressure points between bones. | Bursitis |
| A type of cancer of the bone that develops in cartilage cells. | Chondrosarcoma |
| A disease created by the buildup of uric acid on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons and surrounding tissues. | Gout |
| A type of artiritis caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of joints. | Osteoarthritis |
| An infection of bone or bone marrow usually caused by a variety of microbial agents and situations. | Osteomyelitis |
| A malignant bone cancer that commonly affect teens experiencing a growth spurt. | Osteosarcoma |
| An autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints. | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Abnormal curvature of the spine. | Scoliosis |
| A birth devect when tissue surrounding the developing spinal cord of a fetus doesn't properly close. | Spina bifida |
| A defect in the part interarticulars of a vertebrae. | Spondylolysis |
| When a stress fracture weakens a vertebra and it shifts out of place. | Spondylolisthesis |
