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bursectomy

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bur·sec·to·my (br-skt-m)
n.
Surgical removal of a bursa.

bursectomy
excision of a bursa.

neonatal bursectomy
an experimental procedure that removes the bursa of Fabricius, either surgically, hormonally or through infection with the virus of infectious bursal disease. The resulting immunodeficient chick is useful in immunological studies because of the loss of B lymphocytes.

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Subjects in the surgery group received an arthroscopic bursectomy with resection of the anterior and lateral part of the acromion and the coracoacromial ligament.
The chapter explains how postoperative rehabilitation is guided by stages of wound healing and discusses olecranon bursectomy and ulnar nerve transposition and their respective rehabilitation approaches.
 
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