Orthopaedics · Skeletal System · Medium
Bipartite
Meaning: Divided into two parts, as when an ossification centre fails to fuse.
In practice: A patella with this variant has a smooth, corticated superolateral fragment, unlike an acute fracture.
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Which word means: Backward displacement of a bone fragment from the vertebral body into the spinal canal.
Answer: Retropulsion
Which word means: Inflammation of a bursa — a fluid-filled sac cushioning a joint.
Answer: Bursitis
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