Orthopedics

Orthopedics

The study of the musculoskeletal system which includes: bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves.

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Hyperkeratosis

Health care; Diseases

Hyperkeratosis is thickening of the stratum corneum, often associated with a qualitative abnormality of the keratin. It can be caused by Vitamin A deficiency.

Sciatica

Health care; Diseases

Sciatica is pain in the lower extremity resulting from irritation of the sciatic nerve. The pain of sciatica is typically felt from the low back to behind the thigh and radiating down below the knee.

Sphenoid bone

Health care; Diseases

A prominent, irregular wedge. Shaped bone at the base of the skull. The sphenoid bone has been called "keystone" of the cranial floor since it is in contact with all of the other cranial bones.

Clubfoot

Health care; Diseases

A common malformation of the foot that is evident at birth. The foot is turned in sharply so that the person seems to be walking the ankle.

Osteomalacia

Health care; Diseases

Softening of bone, particularly in the sense of bone weakened by demineralization and most notably by the depletion of calcium from bone.

Hypertrophy

Health care; Diseases

Enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to the increased size of the constituent cells.

A tough sinew that attaches the calf muscle to the back of the heel bone. The Achilles tendon is one of the longest tendons in the body. It is also called the tendo Achilles or the tendo calcaneus, ...