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osteotomy [‚äs·tē′äd·ə·mē] (medicine) Surgical division of a bone. Making a section of a bone for the purpose of correcting a deformity. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The femur was fractured at its midshaft by means of a transverse osteotomy with a Dremel drill ([parallel]) having an attached diamond-embedded wafer blade (Super Flex Diamond Disc (#)). 34) Because surgery is usually performed after radiation has been delivered, complications related to poor wound healing are common; they include palatal fistula, nasopharyngeal wound infection, osteonecrosis, nonunion or malunion of osteotomy sites, and flap necrosis. She has been diagnosed as having the following disabilities; spina bifida, meningomyelocele, ilio loop diversion, paraplegia, VA shunt, thoraco vertebra, osteotomy, and borderline mental retardation. |
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