Orthopaedics · Skeletal System · Hard
Pisiform
Meaning: Small pea-shaped carpal bone lying within the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
In practice: Tinel's tapping between this bone and the hook of hamate tests for distal ulnar nerve compression.
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Which word means: Forward angulation of the femoral neck relative to the femoral condyles.
Answer: Anteversion
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Answer: Comminuted
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