Surgical Terminology

2. orthopedic wire that tightens around fracture site to reduce shortening of limb
3. special OR table used for hip pinnings and other orthopedic procedures to provide traction to the limb
7. high tibial osteotomy
8. fabricated substitute for anatomic part
10. any disease that affects a joint
11. interbody device; titanium or alloy cage filled with bone and inserted between vertebral bodies to maintain disk space height and permit fusion
13. flexible or rigid device placed within the medullary cavity to reduce a fracture or stabilize a long bone
14. narrow orthopedic screw designed to enter and fix cortical bone
15. lighted tubular endoscope
16. condition in which living pathogens are absent
17. flexible and thin orthopedic plate to fix fractures
18. moisture soaking through a drape, cover or protective barrier
20. screw and plate combination used to apply forces through the fracture site

1. bony changes or herniated disk produces impingement of spinal nerves
4. artificial regulator for cardiac rate and rhythm
5. unthreaded wire used to reduce fractures of the wrist and bones of hands and feet
6. dynamic hip screw
9. large screw used for internal fixation of non displaced fractures of proximal femur
12. orthopedic screw designed to enter and fix porous and spongy bone
14. implant that use radioactive cesium for treatment
17. isolation drape that separates the sterile field from the nonsterile environment
19. intramedullary nail