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ar·throt·o·my

(är-thrŏt′ə-mē)

n. pl. ar·throt·o·mies

Surgical incision into a joint.

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artrotomia

ar·throt·o·my

n. artrotomía, incisión en una articulación con fines terapéuticos.

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References in periodicals archive ?

Buman, Kenji Takagi, Eugen Bircher, Philip Kreuscher, and Masaki Watanabe innovated techniques to view inside joints without large arthrotomies, leading to hip arthroscopy as we now know it 85 years later.

Beyond the Scope: Open Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement

There were 503 emergent or urgent consults--382 open fractures, 50 septic joints, 13 cases of compartments syndrome, and 58 traumatic arthrotomies (Table 1).

The Effect of Season and Weather on Orthopaedic Trauma: Consult Volume Is Significantly Correlated with Daily Weather

On the patient's most recent admission, the knee had multiple surgical scars from previous arthrotomies for bacterial septic arthritis and ankylosis at 80o of flexion, and was painful (Fig.

Extraspinal osteoarticular multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children: A case series

The patient can be subjected to redundant treatments such as unnecessary arthroscopies and/or arthrotomies with a delay in correct diagnosis and proper treatment [27].

Intra-Articular Osteoid Osteoma as a Cause of Anteromedial Knee Pain

We found 40 (51%) knees with open joints (traumatic arthrotomies), 21 (27%) knees with associated periarticular fractures, and 0 infections at mean follow-up of 280.9 days [+ or -] 476.8 days.

Open knee joint injuries: an evidence-based approach to management

All arthrotomies and incision and drainage procedures were performed at our centre.