| A | B |
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| Muscular Dystrophy | a group of disorders that cause the skeletal muscles to become wearker over time. |
| Fracture | Broken Bone |
| Closed Fracture | Bone is broken, not breaking the skin |
| Open or Compound Fracture | Bone is broken, sharp ends break through the skin (at risk of infection) |
| Greenstick Fracture | bone bends or splinters, usually in children when bones are still flexible |
| Impacted Fracture | Bone is broken and broken ends are jammed together. |
| Comminuted Fracture | Bone is splinters, (crushed) |
| Spiral Fracture | break that circles around the bone, caused by twisting force. |
| Reduction | the process of bringing the broken ends of a bone back into alignment |
| Fixation | process of holding the bone in one position until the fracture heals. |
| Traction | used when fractured bones need to be surgically repaired but not right away: the ends of the bone are placed in alignment and then weighted to exert a constant pull adn keep the bone aligned |
| Hip Fracture | A fracture that occurs at the top of the femur bone (thigh bone) common in elderly people. |
| Amputation | A removal of all or part of an arm or leg |
| Phantom pain | the feeling a person may experience when they have had a body part amputated. |
