| crease wound | A tangential wound that makes a furrow without perforating the skin. Synonym: crease wound, glancing wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| puncture wound | An injury from piercing or penetrating with a pointed object. Any puncture wound through tennis shoes (as with a nail) has a high risk of infection because the foam in tennis shoes can harbor a bacteria (pseudomonas). (12 Dec 1998) |
| septic wound | A wound that has become infected. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seton wound | A tangential perforating wound, the entrance and exit openings being on the same side of the body, head, or limb involved. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stab wound | <surgery> A puncture wound that is generated from the applied force of a sharp object, to make a deep, conical wound. (10 Mar 1998) |
| subcutaneous wound | An injury or wound extending below the skin into the subcutaneous tissue, but not affecting underlying bones or organs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonpenetrating wound | Injury, especially within the thorax or abdomen, produced without disruption of the surface of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sucking wound | A free communication between the atmosphere and the pleural space either via the lung or through the chest wall. Synonym: sucking wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical wound dehiscence | Separation of the layers of a surgical wound. It may be partial and superficial only, or complete, with disruption of all layers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical wound infection | Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision. (12 Dec 1998) |
| incised wound | A clean cut, as by a sharp instrument. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tangential wound | A perforating wound or seton wound that involves only one side of the part. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arthroplasty, replacement, hip | Replacement of the hip joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bursitis, hip | A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between moving tissues of the body. There are two major bursae of the hip. Bursitis is usually not infectious, but the bursa can become infected. Treatment of non-infectious bursitis includes rest, ice, and medications for inflammation and pain. Infectious bursitis is treated with antibiotics, aspiration, and surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| retinaculum of articular capsule of hip | One of several longitudinal folds of the articular capsule of the hip joint reflected onto the femoral neck deep to which the retinacular branches of the medial femoral circumflex artery pass to reach the femoral head. Synonym: retinaculum capsulae articularis coxae, Weitbrecht's fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |