osteorrhaphy

Meanings

noun

raremedicineSynonym of osteosuture.
At our hospital, the temporal approach is most frequently employed, but osteorrhaphy by exposing the fracture site is also performed depending on the indications.
1987, Yoshiharu Kawano, “Three Dimensional Analysis of the Face in Respect of Zygomatic Fractures and Evaluation of the Surgery with the Aid of Moiré Topography”, in Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, volume 15, →DOI, page 72
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Good results are seldom obtained by wiring the bone fragments, i. e., a uniting of the fractured pieces by means of wire sutures (osteorrhaphy). Wire sutures generally hamper a normal healing of the fracture, because they act as a foreign body, delay consolidation and quite often lead to necrosis and sequestrum.
1944, Filip Pålsson, “Palsson, F. (1944). Orthopaedic Treatment of Fractures of the Lower Jaw in Children: With Special Reference to Two Cases treated in Children under Two Years of Age”, in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, volume 5, number 2, →DOI, page 33
Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is commonly used as the load-bearing materials of bone implants such as hip prosthesis, sutures in osteorrhaphy, and synthetic ligaments.
2017 October 20, Chengchong Ai, Dandan Sheng, Jun Chen, Jiangyu Cai, Siheng Wang, Jia Jiang, Shiyi Chen, “Surface modification of vascular endothelial growth factor-loaded silk fibroin to improve biological performance of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene via promoting angiogenesis”, in International Journal of Nanomedicine, volume 12, →DOI, page 7737
Synonyms: osteosuture