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Femur Bone- from hip to knee joint
Fibula- Lateral bone of leg, from knee to ankle
Flaccid- Relaxed or flabby- without muscle tone
Flexion- To bend a joint
Flexion contracture- A permanent muscular contraction due to spasm or fibrosis
FO- Foot Orthosis, also called "orthotics" or arch supports
Fracture- Any break in a bone
Fusion- To grow together; as in a joint which grows together and no longer bends

Gait- training learning to walk with a prosthesis or orthosis

Hematoma- A localized hemorrhage
Hemipelvectomy- Amputation above the hip joint in which part of the pelvis is removed
Hemiplegic- Paralysis of one side of the body
Hemophilia- A medical condition in which bleeding does not stop in the normal manner
HKAFO- Hip-knee-Ankle-Foot-Orthosis- and orthosis (brace) which supports the patient from the hip to the foot
HO- Hip Orthosis, a brace which controls motion of the hop
Humerus Bone - from the shoulder to the elbow
Hyperextension- Angle of extension greater than normal

Idiopathic- A medical term meaning "cause unknown" used to describe medical conditions of unkonw origin
Inferior- Away from the head; below
Inflammation- Redness which may be accompanied by heat and swelling
Interface- Inner surface of a prosthetic or orthotic device which is in contact with the patient's skin
Ischial containment - A Transfemoral socket design which covers the ischium and contains it
Ischium or Ischial Tuberosity- The part of the pelvis on which we sit; the "seat bones"

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