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Across 6. degeneration of the tibia's proximal growth center causing pain and tendinitis at the knee (2 Words) 7. big toe 10. a bony outgrowth from the surface of a bone 12. a dietary supplement used in the treatment of joint pain 18. benign tumor of bone that usually remains small and localized 19. The dome like upper portion of the skull 20. A bone tumor that usually appears in children 5 to 15 years of age (2 Words) 22. the projection of the tibia or fibula on either side of the ankle 23. benign tumor of cartilage 24. decreased growth of cartilage in the growth plate of long bones resulting in dwarfism 26. knee 29. ligaments that cross in the knee joint to connect the tibia and fibul (2 Words) 32. mass formed at the knee joint by distention of a bursa with excess synovial fluid resulting from chronic irritation (2 Words) 37. loss of bone tissue caused by increased parathyroid hormone (3 Words) 38. A bone tumor that usually appears in children and young adults (3 Words) 41. removal by suction of fluid or gas from a body cavity 45. introduction into the tissue by means of electric current, using the ions of a given drug 46. Degenerative joint disease caused by impaired nervous stimulation (2 Words) 47. surgical breaking of an ankylosed joint to provide movement 49. removal of posterior arch of vertebra to remove compression of a spinal nerve 50. graft from another individual of the same species 51. abnormal bone development 52. crescent-shaped cartilage found in the knee 53. pertaining to bone 54. A complex polysaccharide found in connective tissue 55. surgical repair of bone

Down 1. bent inward 2. disease of a bone's growth center in children 3. Removal of the crescent-shaped cartilage (meniscus) of the knee joint 4. Degeneration of the femur's proximal growth center (2 Words) 5. inflammation of a bursa, a small fluid-filled sac near a joint 8. A cancer of blood forming cells in bone marrow (2 Words) 9. Bone 11. The anterior pelvic joint, formed by the union of the two pubic bones (2 Words) 13. the outer ring-like portion of an intervertebral disk (2 Words) 14. Bony socket in the scapula that articulates with the head of the humerus (2 Words) 15. Hip 16. A deformity of the foot, especially one occurring congenitally; clubfoot 17. radiograph of the spinal canal after injection of a radiopaque dye 21. A hereditary disease resulting in the formation of brittle bones that fracture easily (2 Words) 24. a graft removed from the patient's own skin 25. artificial organ or part of the body 27. painful condition involving lateral displacement of the great toe at the metatarsal joint (2 Words) 28. instrument used to measure joint angles and movements 30. Inflammation and enlargement of the metatarsal joint of the great toe 31. change in position of the toe joints so that the toe takes on a claw-like appearance 33. the process of the ulna that forms the elbow 34. benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage 35. Central mass of an intervertebral disk (2 Words) 36. partial dislocation 39. Chronic polyarthritis that usually affects young men (2 Words) 40. small, hard nodules formed in the cartilage of the distal finger joints in osteoarthritis (2 Words) 42. A numbness and tingling in the hand and arm caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist. (2 Words) 43. bleeding into a joint cavity 44. Degeneration and ankylosis of the vertebrae resulting in pressure on the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots 48. bent outward