CH 3 Vocabulary part 2

also referred to as a joint fusion, the uniting of two bones at a joint

A condition in which there is a loss of blood flow to bone tissue, which causes the bone to die

softening of the articular cartilage on the posterior surface of the patella

a grating or crackling sound or sensation, as that produced by the fractured ends of a bone moving against each other or as that in tissues affected with gas gangrene

when one or more droplet-like particles of fat enter your bloodstream and block circulation through some of your blood vessels

a condition characterized by an artery bleeding in a joint cavity where two bones meet

the method of physically reconnecting the bones

a type of surgery in which a surgeon removes part or all of the vertebral bone

an exaggerated inward curve of the spine that typically affects the lower back

acute or chronic pain in the lower back