Definition of Osteotomy. Meaning of Osteotomy. Synonyms of Osteotomy

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Definition of Osteotomy

Osteotomy
Osteotomy Os`te*ot"o*my, n. 1. The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology. 2. (Surg.) The operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a piece out of it, -- done to remedy deformity, etc.

Meaning of Osteotomy from wikipedia

- An osteotomy is a surgical operation whereby a bone is cut to shorten or lengthen it or to change its alignment. It is sometimes performed to correct...
- famously by Hugo Obwegeser who developed the bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO). This surgery is also used to treat congenital conditions such...
- A Le Fort osteotomy is the name for three types of osteotomies of the jaw and face. They are based on the analogous bone fractures described by the French...
- Akin osteotomy is a surgical procedure often used in the treatment of hallux valgus deformity, more commonly known as a bunion. A bunion is a bony bump...
- by various osteotomies that separate the entire bony part of the orbit from the skull and surrounding facial bones. One of the osteotomies consists of...
- surgery: Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy (BSSO), Intraoral Vertical Ramus Osteotomy (IVRO) and Extraoral Ramus Osteotomy (EVRO), depending on the magnitude...
- usually have flexion and ulnar deviation of the wrists. Dorsal carpal wedge osteotomy is indicated for wrists with excessive flexion contracture deformity when...
- High tibial osteotomy is an orthopaedic surgical procedure which aims to correct a varus deformation with compartmental osteoarthritis. Since the inception...
- deformity. Surgical treatments are closing wedge osteotomy, opening wedge osteotomy, and reversed wedge osteotomy. Radiographs of the fingers are useful in planning...
- surface of a musculoskeletal joint is replaced, remodeled, or realigned by osteotomy or some other procedure. It is an elective procedure that is done to relieve...