Osteoplasty

Osteoplasty is the branch of surgery concerned with bone repair or bone grafting.Collins English Dictionary 1998 It is the surgical alteration or reshaping of bone.Arthroscopic Labral Repair with Osteoplasty of Femoral Neck and Acetabulum. Snibbe Orthopedics. Retrieved 11 October 2014. It may be used to relieve pain associated with metastatic bone disease.'Miraculous' Effects, Pain Relief Of Osteoplasty Shown For Those Suffering From Metastatic Bone Disease. Science Daily (10 March 2009). Retrieved 11 October 2014. Percutaneous osteoplasty involves the use of bone cement to reduce pain and improve mobility. Resection osteoplasty is used in joint-preserving surgery on the hip and thigh bones.Luca Pierannunzii, MD; Marco d'Imporzano, MD Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Modified Resection Osteoplasty Technique Through an Anterior Approach. Healio Orthopedics (February 2007, Vol 30, Issue 2). Retrieved 11 October 2014.

See also Osteopathy Orthopedics Osteoblast

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