As Florida personal injury attorneys, we handle numerous cases where our clients have been involved in automobile accidents, medical malpractice and hospital negligence claims, motorcycle accidents, bicycle crashes and other types of unfortunate situations.

As a result of these accidents and negligent actions caused by another person, our clients are often subjected to painful injuries and life-threatening conditions. To help make our clients and our community more knowledgeable about some of these injuries, we have included below an index of medical terms and procedures.

Click on a term to view its definition.

 

A

Abrasion Achilles Tendon Rupture Acute Compartment Syndrome Amputation Anesthesia Ankle Fracture Ankle Sprain Annulus Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL) Appendicitis Arthrodesis Arthroplasty Arthroscopic Surgery Atherectomy

B

Baker’s Cyst Balloon Angioplasty Basal Cell Carcinoma Bed Sore Bicipital Tendinopathy Biopsy Blister Bone Graft Bone Scan Boxer’s Fracture Brachial Plexus Injury Bronchoscopy Bruise (Contusion) Burns Bursitis Burst Fracture

C

Cancer (Carcinoma) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Carotid Endarterectomy Cellulitis Cervical Fracture Chemotherapy Chondromalacia Patella Clavicle Fracture Coccyx Fracture Collapsed Lung Colles’ Fracture CAT/CT Scan Concussion Coronary Arteriography Coronary Bypass Grafting Coronary Stenting

 

D

Degenerative Disk Disease Dehydration Discectomy Diskography (Discogram) Dislocated Hip Dislocated Shoulder Dislocation

E

Echocardiogram Elbow Fracture Electrocardiogram (EKG) Electroencephalogram (EEG) Encephalitis Endocarditis Epidural Steroid Injection

F

Facetectomy Fasciotomy Femur Fracture Fibromyalgia Finger Fracture Foot Fracture Fracture Fracture Reduction

 

G

Ganglion Cyst Gangrene Gastric Carcinoma Gastritis Glaucoma Glomerulonephritis

H

Headache Heart Attack Hematoma Herniated Disc Hip Fracture Hip Replacement

I

Immunotherapy Impacted Fracture Incontinence Infarct Inguinal Hernia Irritable Bowel Syndrome

 

J

Jaundice Jersey Finger Joint Joint Pain Sacroiliac Jumper’s Knee Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

K

Kaposi’s Sarcoma Keloid Keratoma Knee Sprain Kneecap Fracture Kyphosis

L

Laceration Laminectomy Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) Lower Back Pain Lumbar Laminectomy

 

M

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan (MRI Scan) Meningitis Meniscus Tear Microdiskectomy Multiple Sclerosis

N

Nasal Polyp Navicular Fracture Neck Fracture Neck Sprain Neuropathic Pain Neurotherapy

O

Obstetric hemorrhage Open Skull Fracture Operative Wound Dehiscence Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis

 

P

Paraplegia Patella Fracture Patellar Tendon Post Concussion Syndrome PCL Injury Puncture

Q

Quad Screen Quadriceps Strain Quadriceps Tendonitis Quadriplegia Query Fever Quetiapine – RX Quinapril – RX

R

Radiation Therapy Radiculopathy Radiography Rib Fracture Rotator Cuff Injury Rotator Cuff Tendonitis Ruptured Disk

 

S

Scar Sciatica Septic Shock (Septicemia) Shoulder Labral Tear Skull Fracture Spinal Fusion Spinal Stenosis Spondylolysis Spondylolisthesis Sprain Sprain Fracture Strain Stroke Subarachnoid Hematoma Subdural Hematoma

T

Tendinitis Tendinopathy Tendolysis Tendon Repair Thigh Bone Fracture Tibia Fracture Tonsillitis Torn Meniscus Total Hip Replacement Total Knee Replacement Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA; Mini Stroke) Traumatic Brain Injury Trigger Point Trigger Point Injection

U

Ulcer Ulcerative Colitis Ultrasound Umbilical Cord Prolapse Umbilical Hernia Unstable Angina Upper Extremity Paralysis Upper GI Endoscopy Urethritis Urinary Tract Infection Urticaria Uterine Fibroids Uterine Fibroid Removal Uterine Prolapse Uveitis

 

V

Ventral Hernia Vertebral Compression Fracture Vertebroplasty Vertigo Vestibular Nerve Injury

W

Whiplash Wound Debridement Wound Dehiscence Wound Repair Wrist Fracture Wrist Sprain

X

X-Ray Xanthoma Xeroderma Xibrom – RX Xolox – RX

 

Y

Yellow Fever Yellowing of Skin

Z

ZE Syndrome Zygomatic Fracture