Patelloplasty
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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.