Musculoskeletal System: Common Surgical Procedures

Question 1

What is vertebroplasty?

Answer 1

repair of the vertebrae

Question 2

What is an arthroplasty?

Answer 2

repair or reconstruction of a joint

Question 3

What is tendoplasty?

Answer 3

repair of tendons

Question 4

What is myoplasty?

Answer 4

repair of muscle

Question 5

What is tendomyoplasty?

Answer 5

repair of the tendons and muscles

Question 6

What is cranioplasty?

Answer 6

repair of the skull

Question 7

What is bunionectomy?

Answer 7

excision of a bunion

Question 8

What is an ostectomy?

Answer 8

excision of a bone

Question 9

What is a costectomy?

Answer 9

excision of a rib

Question 10

What is a craniectomy?

Answer 10

excision of a skull segment

Question 11

What is a laminectomy?

Answer 11

removal of a lamina (portion of the vertebrae)

Question 12

What is a diskectomy?

Answer 12

total excision of an intervertebral disk

Question 13

What is a chondrectomy?

Answer 13

excision of a cartilage

Question 14

What is an arthrocentesis?

Answer 14

extraction of accumulated fluid in the synovial joint

Question 15

What is the difference between anti-inflammatories and anti-arthritis drugs?

Answer 15

• anti-inflammatories: drugs that reduce inflammation and pain
• anti-arthritis: drugs that provide relief from arthritic symptoms