Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function: Trauma, Infection, and Disease

Flashcards covering critical vocabulary related to alterations in musculoskeletal function, trauma, infection, and disease.

Osteomyelitis

Severe pyogenic infection of bone and local tissue.

Involucrum

The new bone layer that may form around necrotic bone in osteomyelitis.

Scoliosis

Lateral curvature of the spine, which can be either structural or nonstructural.

Osteoporosis

The most common metabolic bone disease characterized by decreased bone mass and increased fragility.

Myasthenia Gravis

A chronic autoimmune disease affecting neuromuscular function, causing profound muscle weakness.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

The most common and severe form of muscular dystrophy, inherited as an X-linked trait.

Rickets

Deficits in mineralization of newly formed bone matrix in the growing skeleton due to vitamin D deficiency.

Osteomalacia

Deficits in mineralization of newly formed bone matrix in the mature skeleton due to vitamin D deficiency.

Muscular Dystrophy

A group of genetically determined myopathies characterized by progressive muscle weakness and degeneration.

Sequestra

Dead bone segments that can occur in chronic osteomyelitis.