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tenotomy /te·not·o·my/ (ten-ot´ah-me) transection of a tendon.
te·not·o·my (t-nt-m)
n.
The surgical division of a tendon to correct a deformity caused by congenital or acquired shortening of a muscle, as for the correction of strabismus. Also called tendotomy.
Tenotomy
A surgical procedure that cuts the tendon of a contracted muscle to allow lengthening.
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tenotomy
[tenot′əmē]
Etymology: Gk, tenon, tendon, temnein, to cut
the total or partial severing of a tendon, performed to correct a muscle imbalance, such as in the correction of strabismus of the eye or in clubfoot.
tenotomy [ten-ot´ah-me]
transection of a tendon; called also tendon release.
graduated tenotomy partial transection of a tendon.
tenotomy
transection of a tendon.
graduated tenotomy
partial transection of a tendon.
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The patient chose tenodesis, rather than leaving the tendon in its distally retracted position, despite being given the information that tenotomy has been shown to have favorable outcomes for patients with biceps pathological conditions.
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9 Antibiotics and drainage are the mainstay of treatment, which may be combined with decompression of the sciatic nerve by tenotomy of the piriformis tendon at its musculo-tendinous junction near the greater trochanter.
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