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Med term Ch8-disease
orthopedic diseases
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Undergraduate 4
10/25/2011

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osteoporosis
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thinning of bone structure
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kyphosis
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humpback
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lorodis
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swayback
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scoliosis
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curvature of the spine
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spondylolisthsis
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degenerative condition of the spine in which a vertebrae slips out of proper alignment
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dilocation
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dipalacment of a boen from normal postion
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gout
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lyme diseas
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osteoarthritis
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chronic inflamatory disease of joints
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pectus excavatum
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congenital deformity sternum bent in
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genu valgum
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knock-knee
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genu varum
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bow leg
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talipes equinovarus
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bilateral club feet
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