osteotomy

Next, the bilateral rib osteotomy takes place, which involves breaking Vanellope's ribs on both sides to move them in order to form the protective cage around her heart.

The tailored osteotomy for knee alignment treatment is designed to preserve the person's existing knee joint.

That happened Dec. 29: a medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction by way of a tibial tubercle osteotomy, which involved breaking his tibia bone and realigning it with the knee joint.

For the study, he performed 10 proximal femoral osteotomy surgeries to correct femur deformities in kids with hip disorders.

The most expensive but best choice is tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy or tibial tuberosity advancement surgery, given her weight and size.