Surgical Procedures

Allograft

skin graft from one person to another; also called homograft

Amputation

removal of a limb for reasons like tumors, gangrene, or crushing injury

Aneurysmectomy

surgical removal of an aneurysm

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair

surgical repair of partially or completely torn anterior cruciate ligament

Arterial Anastomosis

surgical joining of two arteries when an artery is severed or a damaged section is removed

Arthroclasia

forcibly breaking loose a fused joint

Arthrodesis

stabilizing joint by fusing bones together

Arthroscopic Surgery

performing surgery while using an arthroscope to view inside joint

Arthrotomy

cutting into a joint

Atherectomy

surgical removal of an atheroma

Autograft

skin graft from a person’s own body

Bone Graft

harvesting bone from one location to replace a bony defect in another location

Bunionectomy

removal of the bursa at base of great toe

Bursectomy

removal of a bursa

Cardiac Ablation

surgical procedure that uses an electrical current to destroy small area of heart tissue that is causing arrythmias

Carpal Tunnel Release

cutting of ligament in wrist to relieve pressure caused by carpal tunnel syndrome

Cauterization

destruction of tissue by using chemicals, electricity, heat, or freezing

Chondrectomy

removal of cartilage

Chondroplasty

repair of cartilage

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

blood vessel from another location (often a leg vein) is grafted to route blood around a blocked coronary artery

Craniotomy

cutting into the skull

Cryosurgery

use of extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue

Curettage

removal of superficial skin lesion with a scraper (curette)

Debridement

removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound

Dermatome

instrument for cutting skin or for producing thin transplants of skin

Dermatoplasty

skin grafting

Electrocautery

using an electric current to destroy tissue

Embolectomy

surgical removal of an embolus

Endarterectomy

surgical removal of diseased or damaged inner lining of artery

Extracorporeal Circulation (ECC)

during open-heart surgery, the routing of blood outside of body to cardiopulmonary bypass machine so it can be oxygenated and pumped back into rest of body

Fasciotomy

surgically cutting into fascia

Heart Transplant

replacement of a diseased heart with a donor heart

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)

surgical procedure to place an electrical device the delivers electrical shock to heart to restore normal heart rhythm

Incision and Drainage (I&D)

making an incision to drain material such as pus

Intracoronary Artery Stent

stent placed within a coronary artery; treats coronary ischemia due to atherosclerosis

Laminectomy

removal of posterior arch of vertebra to remove compression of a spinal nerve

Ligation and Stripping

removal of varicose veins; damaged vein is tied off (ligation) and then removed (stripping)

Liposuction

removal of fat beneath skin by means of suction

Meniscectomy

surgical removal of a meniscus

Myoplasty

surgical repair of a muscle

Myorrhaphy

procedure to suture together a muscle

Onychectomy

surgical removal of a nail

Osteoclasia

intentional breaking of a bone

Osteotome

instrument used to cut b one

Osteotomy

cutting into a bone

Pacemaker Implantation

surgical procedure to place an electrical device that substitutes for natural pacemaker of heart

Percutaneous Diskectomy

tube is inserted into intervertebral disk to suck out ruptured disk; may also be done with a laser

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)

balloon catheter is inserted through skin into coronary artery; inflated to dilate the narrow blood vessel

Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

surgical removal of herniated or ruptured disk material

Rhytidectomy

surgical removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles; face lift

Skin Graft (SG)

transfer of skin from a normal area to cover another site

Spinal Fusion

surgical immobilization of adjacent vertebrae

Stent

stainless steel tube placed within blood vessel to widen the lumen

Synovectomy

removal of a synovial membrane

Tendoplasty

surgical repair of a tendon

Tendotomy

procedure to cut into a tendon

Tenodesis

surgical stabilization of a joint by anchoring down tendons of muscles that move the joint

Tenoplasty

surgical repair of a tendon

Tenorrhaphy

procedure to suture together a tendon

Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)

implanting a prosthetic hip joint

Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)

implanting a prosthetic knee joint

Valve Replacement

removal of diseased valve and replacement with an artificial valve

Valvoplasty

surgical repair of a heart valve

Xenograft

skin graft from an animal of another species, usually a pig; also called a heterograft