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Paget's Disease
This is a disease of bone that initially results in the excessive resorption of bone (by osteoclasts) followed by the replacement of normal bone marrow with vascular and fibrous tissue.
Many patients are asymptomatic and diagnosed by routine X-rays.

passive mobilisation
A manual treatment technique used for reducing pain or increasing movement at a joint. Different grades of mobilisation can be used depending on the condition and/or outcome desired

passive movement
Movement of a body part in which movement occurs due to an external force, such as when a therapist moves a joint through its range of movement without assistance from the patient

Perthes Disease
A disorder characterised by the deterioration of the head of the femur in the hip joint, due to its insufficient blood supply. This disorder occurs most frequently in boys aged 5 to 10 years and tends to run in families.
Symptoms include thigh pain, hip pain, knee pain, atrophy of muscles in the thigh, hip stiffness and walking with a limp.

plantar flexion
see Terms of Movement

posterior
see Terms of Comparison & Terms of Relationship

Pott's Fracture
A fracture of the lower end of the fibula, with displacement of the tibia.

pronation
see Terms of Movement

protraction
see Terms of Movement

proximal
see Terms of Comparison & Terms of Relationship