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What is osteoarthritis? What type of disease is this?

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Mar 1, 2020

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What is osteoarthritis? What type of disease is this?

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Osteoarthritis (DJD) Degeneration of spine from wear and tear lipping / spurring Its a degenerative joint disease

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What is spondylolithesis? Forward displacement? Visualized best on? Most common sites?

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Spondylolithesis forward displacement of vertebral body over lower segment Visualize best with lateral L spine radiograph L 5 - S1 , L4 - L5 most common sites

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What is a laminectomy done for?

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Laminectomy Remove small piece of bone (lamina), push nerve out of way and clean out what can of herniated nucleus pulposis

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What is spondylolysis? Visualized best on? Where at?

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Spondylolysis Congenital defect or fracture in pars interarticularis Visualize best with oblique L spine radiograph dog's neck breaks

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What HNP stand for? An injury can cause what to protrude? Most common sites?

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HNP (Herniated Nucleus Pulposis) An injury may cause the nucleus pulposis to protrude posteriorly through annulus fibrosis and press on spinal cord or nerve roots and causes lots of pain L4 - L5, L 5 - S1 most common sites

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