Osteomalacia - ANSWER A softening of adult bone due to a disorder in calcium and phosphorus metabolism

Osteoporosis - ANSWER What is the term for a bone disorder in which there is a diminished amount of calcium in the bone? Fracture - ANSWER What is the medical term for a break in the continuity of the bone? Osteomalacia - ANSWER A softening of adult bone due to a disorder in calcium and phosphorus metabolism. Colle's Fracture - ANSWER What is the common name for a transverse fracture of the distal end of the radius? Rongeur - ANSWER What orthopedic instrument would be described as cutting with a biting action? Instrument used to form a hollow area in a bone. - ANSWER What is the purpose of a reamer in Orthopaedic surgery? Iliac Crest - ANSWER What is the most common site for the taking of bone graft during Orthopaedic surgery? Bunion - ANSWER What is another name for a Hallux Valgus deformity? Elevators - ANSWER What surgical instruments are used to free periosteums from bone or fine bone dissection? Open Fracture - ANSWER What is another name for a compound fracture? Periosteum - ANSWER What is the fibrous membrane that covers most of a bone? Hammer-Toe - ANSWER What is the medical term for a flexion deformity at the proximal joint of the four lateral toes? Description of Lowman Bone Clamp - ANSWER A grasping holding instrument used in orthopaedic surgery? Autograft - ANSWER When the surgeon uses the patients patellar tendon during an ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) repair, this is which type of graft? What are other types of grafts? Allograft (homograft) - ANSWER Graft obtained from the same species (donor/cadaver) Xenograft (heterograft) - ANSWER Graft obtained f