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Osteotomy

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An osteotomy is a surgical operation whereby a bone is cut to shorten or lengthen it or to change its alignment. [1]

21 relations: Acetabulum, Bone, Bone fracture, Bunion, Coxa vara, Dental braces, Femoral head, Femur, General anaesthetic, Genu valgum, Genu varum, Hip bone, List of surgeries by type, Mandible, Maxilla, Surgery, Temporomandibular joint, Tibial tuberosity advancement, Tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy, Tooth, Weight-bearing.

Acetabulum

The acetabulum (cotyloid cavity) is a concave surface of a pelvis.

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Bone

A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the vertebrate skeleton.

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Bone fracture

A bone fracture (sometimes abbreviated FRX or Fx, Fx, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone.

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Bunion

A bunion is a deformity of the joint connecting the big toe to the foot.

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Coxa vara

Coxa vara is a deformity of the hip, whereby the angle between the head and the shaft of the femur is reduced to less than 120 degrees.

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Dental braces

Dental braces (also known as braces, orthodontic cases, or cases) are devices used in orthodontics that align and straighten teeth and help position them with regard to a person's bite, while also aiming to improve dental health.

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Femoral head

The femoral head (femur head or head of the femur) is the highest part of the thigh bone (femur).

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Femur

The femur (pl. femurs or femora) or thigh bone, is the most proximal (closest to the hip joint) bone of the leg in tetrapod vertebrates capable of walking or jumping, such as most land mammals, birds, many reptiles including lizards, and amphibians such as frogs.

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General anaesthetic

General anaesthetics (or anesthetics, see spelling differences) are often defined as compounds that induce a reversible loss of consciousness in humans or loss of righting reflex in animals.

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Genu valgum

Genu valgum, commonly called "knock-knee", is a condition in which the knees angle in and touch each other when the legs are straightened.

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Genu varum

Genu varum (also called bow-leggedness, bandiness, bandy-leg, and tibia vara), is a varus deformity marked by (outward) bowing at the knee, which means that the lower leg is angled inward (medially) in relation to the thigh's axis, giving the limb overall the appearance of an archer's bow.

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Hip bone

The hip bone (os coxa, innominate bone, pelvic bone or coxal bone) is a large flat bone, constricted in the center and expanded above and below.

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List of surgeries by type

This is a list of surgeries and surgical procedures by type (including ectomy, stomy, and otomy).

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Mandible

The mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is the largest, strongest and lowest bone in the human face.

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Maxilla

The maxilla (plural: maxillae) in animals is the upper jawbone formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones.

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Surgery

Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via chirurgiae, meaning "hand work") is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas.

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Temporomandibular joint

The temporomandibular joints (TMJ) are the two joints connecting the jawbone to the skull.

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Tibial tuberosity advancement

Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA) is an orthopedic procedure to repair deficient cranial cruciate ligaments in dogs.

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Tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy

TPLO, or tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy, is a surgery performed on dogs to stabilize the stifle joint after ruptures of the cranial cruciate ligament (analogous to the anterior cruciate ligament in humans, and sometimes colloquially called the same).

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Tooth

A tooth (plural teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food.

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Weight-bearing

In orthopedics, weight-bearing is the amount of weight a patient puts on the leg on which surgery has been performed.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteotomy

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