ostectomy

plural ostectomies · alternative osteoectomy

1. medicineExcision of all or part of a bone.

   femoral head ostectomy

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   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.

   1972, Canadian Symposium on Dental Research and Education

   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.

   2005, Ann L. Johnson, Dianne Dunning, Atlas of Orthopedic Surgical Procedures of the Dog and Cat, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 26

   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.

   2010, Scott W. Wolfe, Robert N. Hotchkiss, William C. Pederson, Scott H. Kozin, Green's Operative Hand Surgery E-Book: Expert Consult: Online and Print, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN

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

   2012, Lars Andersson, Karl-Erik Kahnberg, M. Anthony Pogrel, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 634

   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.

   2013, Theresa Welch Fossum, Small Animal Surgery Textbook, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN