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JACOBS
LOCKING HOOK - Thick, threaded rods for fixation of various spinal
deformities.
JARCHO-LEVIN
SYNDROME - Extensive defects of the spine with associated defects
in the ribs leading to a small, stiff thorax and pulmonary compromise.
JOINT
- The junction or articulation of two or more bones that permits
varying degrees of motion between the bones.
JOINTS
of LUSCHKA (uncovertebral joints) - Unique to the cervical spine,
these jointlike structures are formed by the apposition of posterolateral
portions of adjacent vertebral bodies; forms the anterior portion
of the canal where nerves pass through.
JUGULAR
VEIN - The major vein on each side of the neck draining blood from
the head towards the heart. Large obvious vein in the neck.
JUVENILE
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS - generalized inflammatory joint disease in
children.
JUVENILE
SCOLIOSIS - Begins between the ages of 3 and 10 years of age.
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