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notchplasties

notchplasties is the plural of notchplasty.

Meaning of notchplasty

Noun

notchplasty (plural notchplasties)

  1. The surgical enlargement of the intercondylar notch, creating space for an anterior cruciate ligament graft during knee reconstruction.
    • Intraarticular visualization and suture placement are easier while the patient's knee is unstable and before notchplasty or osseous tunnel drilling can cause bleeding.2003, John B. McGinty, Stephen S. Burkhart, Operative Arthroscopy, page 354

Questions about notchplasties

What is notchplasties the plural of?
Notchplasties is the plural of notchplasty.

Words near notchplasties in the dictionary

  1. notchiness
  2. notching
  3. notching up
  4. notchings
  5. notchless
  6. notchplasties
  7. notchplasty
  8. notcht
  9. notchweed
  10. notchweeds
  11. notchwing

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