Total Knee Replacement

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. An immovable joint (6)
  2. 3. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front (4)
  3. 5. Any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated (plural) (8)
  4. 10. One of the contractile organs of the body (6)
  5. 11. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle (5)
  6. 13. Consisting of or derived from ___ (11)
  7. 14. Tough elastic tissue (9)

Down

  1. 1. The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures (7)
  2. 4. A feeling of affection for a person or an institution (10)
  3. 6. A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (4)
  4. 7. A particular course of action intended to achieve a result (9)
  5. 8. A very short skirt (4)
  6. 9. A sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles (8)
  7. 12. The whole amount (5)