The intended or desired cutting of a bone; often used to describe the tasks of smoothing, leveling, realigning, or altering external contours of the bone.
A surgical operation to cut a bone, especially to relieve pain in a joint.
A surgical procedure in which a bone is cut to shorten, lengthen, or change its alignment. The procedure is often used to help improve the stability of a joint or correct deformities caused by osteoarthritis.
An orthopedic surgical procedure for correcting deformed or diseased joints or bones. The bone may be cut, repositioned, or fractured to change its length or shape or to improve the stability of a joint. Osteotomy may be performed to straighten a severely bent spine caused by the fused vertebral bones of an inflammatory disease called ankylosing spondylitis. The surgical procedure involves the risk of spinal cord damage and is usually performed only in extreme cases.
A surgical operation to cut a bone into two parts, followed by realignment of the ends to allow healing. The operation is performed to reduce pain and disability in an arthritic joint, for cases in which conservative treatment has failed. In the jaws it is used to correct gross malocclusions and disproportions or for cosmetic purposes.
A surgical procedure serving as an alternative to a hip prosthesis, involving the surgical division of the pelvis or femur with the objective of realigning the hip joint.
Osteotomy is a surgical procedure involving the adjustment of bone alignment or length through controlled cuts. It is employed to rectify conditions such as hallux valgus, where a bunion forms due to deformity of the big toe, coxa vara (hip deformity), and deformities arising from congenital hip dislocation. Additionally, osteotomy is utilized to realign a long bone that has healed improperly after a fracture or to restore balance to an uninjured leg that has shortened during healing.
Surgical extraction of a portion or the entirety of a bone.
The surgical separation or elimination of a portion of a bone.