Keen operation

Keen op·er·a·tion

(kēn),

removal of sections of the posterior branches of the spinal nerves to the affected muscles, and of the spinal accessory nerve, as a cure for torticollis.

Keen op·er·a·tion

(kēn op-ĕr-ā'shŭn)

Removal of sections of the posterior branches of the spinal nerves to the affected muscles, and of the spinal accessory nerve, as a cure for torticollis.

Keen,

William W., U.S. surgeon, 1837-1932.

Keen operation - removal of sections of nerves as a cure for torticollis.

Keen sign - increased width at the malleoli in Pott fracture.