Patelloplasty

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Repair or reconstruction of the patella

    "No patella replacements were used, and no other surgical patellar interventions such as lateral release or patelloplasty were performed before measurements, in order to achieve equivalent conditions before and after TKA."

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"No patella replacements were used, and no other surgical patellar interventions such as lateral release or patelloplasty were performed before measurements, in order to achieve equivalent conditions before and after TKA."

Etymology

From patello- + -plasty.

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