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arthrodesis
(redirected from pancarpal arthrodesis)

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arthrodesis /ar·thro·de·sis/ (-de´sis) the surgical fixation of a joint by a procedure designed to accomplish fusion of the joint surfaces by promoting the proliferation of bone cells; called also artificial ankylosis.
ar·throd·e·sis (är-thrd-ss, ärthr-dss)
n.
The surgical fixation of a joint to promote bone fusion. Also called artificial ankylosis, syndesis.
arthrodesis
surgical fusion of a joint.
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Arthrodesis of the scapulohumeral joint. By permission from Slatter D, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002
pancarpal arthrodesis
fusion of all carpal joints.
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