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Ewing's sarcoma
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Growth found in shaft of long bone that spreads through periosteum. removal is treatment of choice, because will spread to other organs.
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Osteogenic sarcoma
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Common type of bone cancer. begins in osteocytes found at the ends of long bones
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Osteomalacia
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Softening of bones due to lack of calcium
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Osteoporosis
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Decrease in bone mass, results in thinning of bone, resulting in fractures, bone becomes porous, especially in spine and pelvis
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Paget's disease
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Common metabolic disease of bone, unknown causes,attacks middle age and elderly, bone destruction and deformity, Sir James Paget, British surgeon
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Ankylosing sondylitis
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Inflammatory spinal condition, resembles rheumatoid arthritis, gradual stiffening and fusing of vertebrae, more common in men
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Herniated nucleus pulposus
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Herniation or protrusion of an intervertebral disk, herniated disk or ruptured disk, may require surgery
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Spina bifida
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Congenital, vertebra fail to form around spinal cord
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Spinal stenosis
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Narrowing of spinal canal, causes pressure on cord and nerves
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Spondylolisthesis
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Forward sliding of a lumbar vertebra over the vertebra below it
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Spondylosis
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Refers to ankylosing of the spine, commonly used in reference to degenerative conditions of the vertebral column
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Whiplash
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Injury to bones in cervical spine, as result of sudden backward or forward movement of head and neck
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Bunion
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Inflammation of bursa at 1st metatarsophalangeal joint, base of big toe
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Dislocation
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When bones in a joint are displaced from normal alignment, ends of bones are no longer contact
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Osteoarthritis
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Arthritis resulting in degeneration of the weight bearing bones and joints, results in bone rubbing against bone
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