Arthroplasty
the surgical repair of a joint or the fashioning of a movable joint, using the patient’s own tissue or an artificial replacement.
historical examples
an attempt should be made by arthroplasty to secure a movable joint at least on one side.
manual of surgery volume second: extremities–head–neck. sixth edition. alexander miles
noun
surgical repair of a diseased joint
arthroplasty ar·thro·plas·ty (är’thrə-plās’tē)
n.
the creation of an artificial joint.
the surgical restoration of the integrity and functional power of a joint.
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