Across
- 2. the posterior space behind the knee
- 5. fracture of the wrist; associated with osteoporosis
- 8. area in a long bone where red and yellow bone marrow are located
- 9. surgical removal of a spinal lamina
- 11. inflammation of a bursa
- 12. the condition commonly known as a bunion
- 13. smaller bone of the forearm
- 17. testing technique that is a screening for osteoporosis
- 18. surgical removal of the synovial membrane from a joint
- 19. cancer in the blood-forming cells of bone marrow
Down
- 1. inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum
- 3. form of fracture fixation that is not usually removed after the fracture has healed
- 4. also known as the hip socket
- 6. pertaining to the formation of blood cells
- 7. that total displacement of a bone from its joint
- 10. congenital defect; the spinal canal fails to close around the spinal cord
- 14. Surgical repair of a damaged joint
- 15. an opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves and ligaments pass
- 16. inflammation of the periostitis