Dead arm syndrome

Debridement

Removal of foreign matter and dead tissue from a wound or joint.

Decompression

Surgical release of pressure caused by fluid or blood accumulation.

Deformation

Change in the original shape of a structure due to mechanical strain.

de Quervain's tenosynovitis

An inflammatory stenosing tenosynovitis of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons.

Diagnosis

Definitive determination of the nature of the injury or illness made only by physicians.

Diffuse injuries

Injury over a large body area, usually due to low velocity-high mass forces.

Dislocation

Separation of a joint so that the bone ends are no longer in contact; third degree sprain.

Distal

Farthest from a point of reference, e.g., the wrist is distal to the elbow.

Dorsum

Relating to the back or posterior surface of a body part.

Dorsiflexion

Movement of the forefoot toward the shin.

Dressing

Drug

A therapeutic agent used in the prevention, diagnosis, cure, treatment, or rehabilitation of a disease, condition, or injury.