PROCEDURES: SKELETAL SYSTEM CH.3 Flashcards
amputation
removal of some or all of a body part
arthrodesis
fusion of a joint or the spinal vertebrae by surgical means; -desis means to bind or surgical fixation of a bone or joint/ arthro means joint.
chemonucleolysis
process of dissolving part of the center of an intervertebral disc by injecting a foreign substance
craniotomy
surgical incision or opening into the skull
external fixation
alignment of bone maintained by immobilizing the bone near the fracture through the use of casts, splints, or external fixators (rods or pins)
internal fixation
alignment of bone maintained by immobilizing the bone directly at the fracture site through the use of wires, screws, pins, or plates.
laminectomy
surgical removal of the dorsal arch of a vertebra
onychectomy
surgical removal of a claw
ostectomy
surgical removal of bone
osteocentesis
surgical puncture of bone
osteodesis
fusion of bones
osteopexy
surgical fixation of a bone to the body wall.
osteoplasty
surgical repair of bone
osteostomy
surgical creation of a permanent new opening in bone
osteotomy
surgical incision or sectioning of bone