MUSCULOSKELETAL CLINICAL PROCEDURES – LESSON 235
Photon Absorptiometry: This is one kind of visual examination, in which, one kind of rays that resemble x-rays are navigated through bones and the instrument gauges the speed or quality of the infiltration of the rays inside the bones. This test is used to measure the density of bones to find a disease called osteoporosis, a disease of abnormal thinning of bones due to less bone density. Arthroplasty: This is a surgical treatment method of a joint. For example, total knee arthroplasty is a complete knee replacement surgical procedure to replace the damaged or diseased portions of the knee. Prostheses or artificial devices are used to do fix the bone areas after the surgery. Electromyography: This is a method of visual examination of the joints, in which electrical stimulation is passed to the joints and so record the potency or strength of muscle contraction due to the electrical stimulation. Arthroscopy: This is a visual examination of joints especially the interi