notchplasty en · NOUN
Etymology
From notch + -plasty, where "notch" refers to the intercondylar notch.
Meanings
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The surgical enlargement of the intercondylar notch, creating space for an anterior cruciate ligament graft during knee reconstruction.
Therefore, the effects of notchplasty on the clinical outcome after anatomic double-bundle ACL reconstruction were evaluated in a cohort study.
2016, Mitsuo Ochi, Konsei Shino, Kazunori Yasuda, ACL Injury and Its Treatment, page 273: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:Although some controversy exists regarding the necessity or extent of a notchplasty, a few fundamentals related to notchplasty cannot be debated.
2017, Chadwick Prodromos, The Anterior Cruciate Ligament, page 220:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| notchplasties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |