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Surgical Procedures of Bone

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procedure to remove all or part of an extremity because of trauma or circulatory disease.   amputation  
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amputat/o- amput/o-   to cut off  
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-ee   person who is the object of an action  
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procedure to remove an accumulation of fluid in a joint by using a needle inserted into the joint space   arthrocentesis  
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-centesis   procedure to puncture  
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procedure to fuse the bones in a degenerated, unstable joint   arthrodesis  
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-desis   procedure to fuse together  
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procedure that uses an arthroscope inserted into the joint to visualize the inside of a joint and its structures   arthroscopy  
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-scopy   process of using an instrument to examine  
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-scope   instrument used to examine  
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-opsy   view of  
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scop/o-   examine with an instrument  
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procedure that uses whole bone or bone chips to repair fractures with extensive bone loss or defects due to bone cancer.   bone graft  
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-graft   tissue for implant or transplant  
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bone taken from the patient's own body is a/an.....   autograft  
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auto-   self  
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frozen or freeze-dried bone taken from a cadaver is a/an.....   allograft  
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all/o-   other; strange  
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bunion/o-   bunion  
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-ectony   surgical excision  
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procedure that is an alternative to a total knee replacement. it is used to treat middle-aged adults with degenerative joint disease of the knee who have an active life   cartilage transplantation  
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transplant/o-   move something to another place  
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procedure to treat a complicated fracture. an external fixator orthopedic device has metal pins that are inserted into the bone on either side of the fracture and connected to a metal frame.   external fixation  
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extern/o-   outside  
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fixat/o-   stable; still  
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this is done as a Total Hip Replacement (THR) due to disease or osteoarthritis. A metal or plastic prosthesis is inserted, could also be done on the knees, shoulders, or even on the small joints of the fingers, also known as arthroplasty   joint replacement surgery  
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-plasty   process of reshaping by surgery  
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procedure to treat a complicated, an incision is made at the fracture site, the fracture is reduced (realigned), and an internal fixation is done using screws, nails or plates to hold the fragments in correct anatomical alignment   open reduction and internal fixation  
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reducto/o-   to bring back; decrease  
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