| A | B |
|---|
| Fracture (Fx) | broken bone |
| Sprain | ligament injury from overstretching but without dislocation or fracture |
| Strain | damage to the muscle of tendons from overuse or overstretching |
| Dislocation | bones in joint are displaced from normal position |
| Muscle Atrophy | loss of muscle bulk due to disease or lack of use |
| closed fracture | broken bone with no skin wound |
| compound (open) fracture | broken bone with open skin wound |
| comminuted fracture | bone break where bone shatters into many pieces |
| greenstick fracture | fracture with an incomplete break |
| pathologic fracture | broken bone caused by diseased or weakened bone |
| oblique fracture | bone break where the fracture occurs along an angle |
| spiral fracture | bone break where the fracture line spirals around the shaft of the bone |
| stress fracture | slight bone break caused by repetitive low-impact forces (ex: running) |
| transverse fracture | bone break with straight light across shaft of bone |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) | repetitive motion disorder caused by pressure on tendons and nerves as they pass through the carpal tunnel of the wrist |
| Fibromyalgia | chronic condition with widespread pain in the muscles and fibrous soft tissue |
| Muscular dystrophy (MD) | inherited disease involving progressive muscle degeneration and weakness |
| Kyphosis | abnormal increase in normal outward curvature of spine; hunchback |
| Lordosis | abnormal increase in normal forward curvature of spine; swayback |
| Scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of spine |
| Osteoarthritis (OA) | arthritis caused by loss of cartilage cushion covering bones in joint |
| Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | arthritis with swelling and stiffness; autoimmune disease; can cause deformities |
| Osteoporosis | a decrease in bone mass results in weak and brittle bones |
| Spina bifida | birth defect that occurs when the vertebra fails to form around spinal cord |
| Total hip arthroplasty (THA) | surgical reconstruction of hip with an artificial joint |
| Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) | surgical reconstruction of knee with an artificial joint |
| Bone graft | surgical procedure that uses a piece of bone to replace lost bone or to fuse two bones together |
| Fixation | procedure to stabilize fractured bone |
| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | diagnostic imagine that uses electromagnetic energy to produce an image |
| Orthosis | externally applied brace or splint to prevent or correct deformities |
| Prothesis | artificial device used as a substitute for body parts |
| Radiography | diagnostic imaging procedure using X-rays |
