neurectomy (redirected from posterior (low) digital neurectomy)

neurectomy /neu·rec·to·my/ (ndbobr-rek´tah-me) excision of a part of a nerve.

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neu·rec·to·my (n-rkt-m)

n.

Surgical removal of a nerve or part of a nerve.

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neurectomy

[noo͡rek′təmē]

Etymology: Gk, neuron, nerve, ektomē, excision

the surgical excision of a nerve segment.

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neurectomy (nyoorek´tmē),

n the surgical excision of a nerve, or the more traumatic tearing away of nervous tissue from its anatomic position.

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neurectomy

excision of a part of a nerve.

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posterior (low) digital neurectomy

used for relief of incurable lameness in horses, usually resulting from navicular disease or fractures of the navicular bone or wing of the third phalanx. The procedure is relatively simple and can be performed under local or general anesthesia, but the consequences for a neurectomized horse can be disastrous. Rules of racing in many places limit or exclude participation of neurectomized horses.