tarsectomy

Noun

tarsectomy (plural tarsectomies)

1. The operation of removing one or more of the bones of the tarsus (cluster of bones in the foot).
   • That no less than eleven different forms of tarsectomy have been described for the cure of club-foot would seem to show that surgeons have not found any one of these operations giving perfectly satisfactory results.1890, Transactions of the American Surgical Association, volume 8, page 82
   • In the rigid foot with fixed deformity, a wedge tarsectomy or triple arthrodesis with tibialis posterior transfer is necessary.1995, J.P. Ivory, I.M. Nugent, A.C. Ross, Key Topics in Orthopaedic Surgery, published 2005, page 189
2. The operation of removing one or more tarsi (plates of connective tissue, one found in each eyelid).
   • An important advantage of using Whitnall's sling procedure or the superior tarsectomy modification is that the other alternatives are still available if these procedures should give unacceptable results.1995, Bhupendra C. K. Patel, Richard L. Anderson, “Levator aponeurosis repair”, in Thomas C. Naugle, Jr., Richard J. Hesse, Constance L. Fry, editors, Diagnosis and Management of Oculoplastic and...
   • One of the more radical treatments, tarsectomy, removes the eyelid's cartilage plate and the result can be inability to fully elevate the lids, just as you feel now.2005, Edwina A. McConnell, Teddy Jones, A Stone for Every Journey: Traveling the Life of Elinor Gregg, R.N., page 215