Terri Schiavo's Bone Scan Medical Record
Terri Schiavo's 1991 bone scan: Taken 53 weeks after her collapse
See highlighted entries and definitions of medical terms below
Also see Terri's 1990 medical report. Dr. Baras wrote, "Patient is awake and eyes are open." "She does give eye contact to family members."
Note that the bone scan revealed that Terri had a broken pelvis, broken femur, broken ribs, broken knees and broken ankles!
Read Judge
George Greer's order
that denies investigation of Terri's bone scan.
thoracic - pertaining to or affecting the chest
sacroilliac joint - the joint between the sacrum (5th lumbar veterbrae) and and the illium (large part of pelvis)
trauma - injury ("The patient has a history of trauma.")
vertebrae - one of 23 bones that comprise the spine
femural diaphysis - the shaft of the femur (large bone in thigh)
compression fracture - a spinal fracture, specifically, of a vertebrae, which results from compression on the vetebrae
radiograph - xray
offification - bony substance or bone
subperosteal - under the periosteum (the membrane which covers the bones)
hemorrhage
- escape of blood, bleeding
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