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Scaphoid Fracture of The Wrist - Glossary


Glossary

Fracture: A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. Fractures are also named by the trauma event that cause the bone breakage.

Chronic pain: Pain that occurs of long duration pain.

Arthritis: A disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints.

Swelling: Abnormal inflammation that occurs in the body.

Bone graft: Bone graft is a surgical procedure to replace the broken bone into new one.

Scaphoid bone: Scaphoid bone is one of the small bones in the wrist.

Carpel bone: Carpal bones are 8 in number that allow the wrist to move and rotate.

X-ray: This is a procedure enhanced by computer, the results are three dimensioned scan through a body part showing bone and body tissue.

MRI: A painless method using magnetic fields for taking pictures of internal organs.
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