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A piece of bone which sticks out of the neural arch in a vertebra and links with the next vertebra.  

The point at which a rib articulates with the spine.  

A procedure that involves cutting into a joint to drain pus. Surgical incision of a joint capsule in order to inspect the contents and drain pus (if it is present). Surgical exploration of a joint to examine the contents or to drain pus in septic arthritis.  

A procedure to examine the inside of a joint by means of an arthroscope. Surgical procedure that uses a fiberoptic scope to visualize a joint and remove tissues such as damaged cartilage or bone spurs. A procedure, often done under local anesthesia, that allows direct inspection of the interior of a joint and performance of…

An instrument which is inserted into the cavity of a joint to inspect it. An instrument for insertion into the cavity of a joint in order to inspect the contents, before biopsy or operation on the joint. An endoscopic instrument that enables the operator to see inside a joint cavity and, if necessary, take a…

A group of disorders in which movement becomes progressively restricted. Fixation of a joint in a flexed or contracted position; may be due to adhesions in or around the joint.  

X-ray of the inside of a damaged joint. MRI, x-ray, or CT images of a joint and adjoining structures. An image, taken by X ray, CT (computed tomography), or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of a joint that has been injected with a contrast dye to outline the internal anatomy of the joint. Arthrograms are generally…

The surgical removal of a joint.  

Inflammation of the walls of an artery or arteries, occurring alone or accompanying another disorder The inflammation can block the artery, reducing blood flow to the affected area and possibly weakening the artery wall, which in turn leads to swelling of the artery into a balloon like form called an aneurysm. Arteritis is usually treated…