Intraoperative preparation of the recipient bone bed by making numerous small perforations into the cortex to induce bleeding from the marrow cavity. This technique is routinely used in combination with onlay block grafts or guided bone regeneration (GBR) procedures.
The surgical removal of the cortex of an organ.
The removal of the outside layer (cortex) from an organ or structure, such as the kidney.
Removal of the surface layer of an organ or structure, as removal of a portion of the cortex of the brain from the underlying white matter.
The surgical excision of the fibrous membrane encompassing the lungs in cases of advanced-stage empyema.