Softening of the cartilage

Instruction: Replace the yellow highlighted words with the correct terms. Questions Correct Terms 1Ms. Alston was diagnosed with softening of the cartilage of her knee and a cyst of synovial fluid in the popliteal area of her leg. 2. After a crushing injury to her leg, the physician performed removal of the limb and replaced it with an artificial body part.

3. The surgeon performed a suture of a muscle to correct Mr. Adam’s injury.

4. The patient had a surgical puncture of a joint to correct an abnormal condition of blood in the joint of Jason’s left hip 5. Dr. Matthews performed an alignment and immobilization of the right collarbone of 5-year-old Caitlin, who had fallen while jumping on her bed.

6. The student had a diagnostic test where the dorsal surfaces of the hands are pressed together to diagnose compression injury of the median nerve at the wrist.