Look up: Arthrodesis


  1. Arthrodesis
    Arthrodesis, also known as artificial ankylosis or syndesis, is the artificial induction of joint ossification between two bones via surgery. This is done to relieve intractable pain in a joint which cannot be managed by pain medication, splints, or other normally-indicated treatments. The typical ...
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  2. Arthrodesis
    Fusion of a joint by bone, as a planned outcome of a surgical procedure.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20605

  3. arthrodesis
    Fixation of a joint
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  4. Arthrodesis
    An operation to fuse joints.
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  5. Arthrodesis
    Ar·throd'e·sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... joint + ... a binding together.] (Surg.) Surgical fixation of joints.
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  6. arthrodesis
    <orthopaedics> The surgical immobilisation of a joint (joint fusion). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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  7. arthrodesis
    noun the surgical fixation of a joint which is intended to result in bone fusion
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  8. arthrodesis
    (ahr″thro-de´sis) artificial ankylosis; surgical fusion of a joint.
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  9. Arthrodesis
    • (n.) Surgical fixation of joints.
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  10. arthrodesis
    (from the article `joint`) ...except those of the middle ear and those between the lower jaw and the braincase. The bones of a permanent joint do not fuse except as the result ... Arthrodesis is aimed at elimination of motion in a joint (fusion) in order to eliminate pain in osteoarthritis and rheum...
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  11. Arthrodesis
    Arthrodesis is the surgical fixation of joints.
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  12. arthrodesis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ar-throd′ĕ-sis, ar-thrō-dē′sis Definitions: 1. The stiffening of a joint by operative means. Synonyms: artificial ankylosis
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  13. Arthrodesis
    Arthrodesis is the fusion of vertebrae over a joint space that occurs through a natural process or as a result of surgical procedure. In surgery, arthrodesis, or fusion between two vertebrae, can be achieved by placing bone graft and/or bone graft substitute to bridge the vertebrae so that new bone ...
    Found op http://www.spine-health.com/glossary/a/arthrodesis

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