Meaning of ostectomy | Babel Free

Definitions

Excision of all or part of a bone.

Examples

“femoral head ostectomy”

“Bell and Levy have shown that if the blood supply to the anterior maxilla is interrupted both on its labial and palatal surfaces during ostectomies, the maxilla will undergo necrosis.”

“Distal ulnar ostectomy is indicated as an early corrective surgery for premature closure of the distal ulnar physis, before the appearance of severe angular limb deformities.”

“An alternative to transposing the nail unit onto a shortened skeleton is to reduce the nail and shorten the digit further with segmental ostectomies along the length of the digit.”

“Enucleation with peripheral ostectomy is an extension of the curettage technique described above.”

“After ulnar ostectomy, postoperative radiographs document the location and length of the ostectomy gap. A soft padded bandage or splint may be used to protect the limb for 2 weeks if bilateral procedures are done.”

“Ostectomies of the glenoid rim and humeral head are made with and sharp osteotome, oscillating saw, or high-speed rotating burr.”

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