PATHOLOGY-SHOULDER GIRDLE

Bursitis

Inflammation of the bursa

Dislocation

Displacement of a bone from the joint space

Fracture

Disruption in the continuity of bone

Hill-Sachs defect

Impacted fracture of posterolateral aspect of the humeral head with dislocation

Metastasis

Transfer of a cancerous lesion from one area to another

Osteoarthritis or degenerative joint

disease

Form of arthritis marked by progressive cartilage deterioration in synovial joints and

vertebrae

Osteopetrosis

Increased density of atypically so􀐞 bone

Osteoporosis

Loss of bone density

Rheumatoid arthritis

Chronic, systemic, inflammatory collagen disease

Tendinitis

Inflammation of the tendon and tendon-muscle attachment

Tumor

New tissue growth where cell proliferation is uncontrolled

Chondrosarcoma

Malignant tumor arising from cartilage cells