pathology Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| what is a clay shoveler's fracture? | Avulsion fracture of the spinous process in the lower cervical/upper thoracic region. (vertebral prominens) |
| what is a hangman's fracture? | Fracture of the anterior arch of C2 due to hyperextension. |
| What is a compression fracture? | Fracture that causes copaction of bone and decrease in length or width. Often due to osteoporosis |
| What is Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP)? | Ruptured or prolapse of the nucleus pulposus into the spinal canal. |
| What is osteoarthritis? | A degenerative joint disease (DJD). Marked by progress cartilage deterioration |
| What is spondylitis? | Defect in the pars interarticularis |
| What is spondylolisthesis? | Forward displacement of a vertebrae over a lower. |
| what is ankylosing spondylitis? | Rheumatoid arthritis of spine and sacroiliac joints a.k.a. Bamboo spine |
| What is Spina Bifida? | Failure of posterior encasement of spinal cord to close |
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