Osteotomy (Noun)
Meaning
Surgical sectioning of bone.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The surgeon performed an osteotomy to realign the patient's leg and correct the deformity caused by the fracture.
- In some cases, an osteotomy may be necessary to repair a broken bone that has not healed properly.
- The osteotomy procedure involved cutting and repositioning a section of the patient's hip bone to improve mobility.
- Osteotomy is often used to treat conditions such as bowleggedness or knock-knees by correcting the angle of the bones.
- After the osteotomy, the patient's foot was placed in a cast to allow the bone to heal in its new position.