Surgical Imaging Crossword

Stiffening and immobility of a joint due to bone fusion
Insertion of a nail or rod from proximal end of long bone
Making an artificial joint to correct ankyloses
Absence of infectious organisms to create a state of sterility
Localized collection of pus
Of, or relating to, or located near the axilla (armpit)
Divide into two parts or branches
Screw used to fix spongy, cancellous bone
Screw used to fixate non-displaced fractures of proximal femur
Orthopedic wire that is tightened around site of fracture to decrease shortening of a limb
Inserting radioactive cesium into patient to treat malignancies
Fracture where the bone is crushed at the site of impact to form two or more pieces
Screw used to fix hard, cortical bone
Relating to or existing on or affecting skin
Abnormal development or growth of tissues, organs or cells
Device that replaces proximal femur in total hip replacement surgery
Removal of inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis
Abnormal protrusion of contents of a cavity beyond normal confines of cavity
Procedure performed to stabilize hip fractures using long screws
Intestinal obstruction
Inadequate supply of blood to part of body caused by blockage of an artery
Plates, screws, pins, rods, nails or wires used to reduce or realign fractures that are placed during open reduction
Channel within the shaft of long bones
Surgery where balloon is inflated within collapsed vertebrae and cement is injected to stabilize it
Surgical procedure where part of bone or herniated disk is removed to reduce pain due to neural impingement
Laparoscope that makes small incision to examine abdominal cavity
Object to shield from radiation
Stone fragmentation by laser, ultrasound or some other energy
Surgery on spine to extract bony fragments causing neural impingement
Death of tissue with structural evidence of such death
Surgical removal of a kidney
Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
Procedure performed to place screws, plates or rods at fracture site to maintain alignment in bone while it heals
Screws placed in pedicles of vertebrae in some spinal surgeries to stabilize the vertebrae
Insertion of a nail or rod from distal end of long bone