Orthopaedic terms

-ectomy

(meniscectomy)

• fusion

• removal of

• refashioning of

• open reduction

-oscopy

(arthroscopy)

• external fixation

• refashioning of

• looking into

• pulling apart

-plasty

(arthroplasty)

• removal of

• refashioning of

• stretching

• external fixation

-desis

(arthrodesis)

• fusion

• pulling apart

• open reduction

• removal of

-otomy

(osteotomy)

• cutting into

• refashioning of

• removal of

• pulling apart

OR-

(ORIF)

• operation report

• optional reduction

• removal of

• open reduction

-EF

(OREF)

• external fixation

• external footplate

• end feel

• pulling apart

traction

(skeletal traction)

• tracking of

• external fixation

• pulling apart

• pushing together

mini-open

(rotator cuff repair via mini-open)

• small incision

• large incision

• arthroplasty

• external fixation