3.7 common medical procedures of the musculoskeletal system

arthrocentesis

is a surgical procedure to remove fluid in a joint.

arthroscopy

surgical procedure to examine the inside of a joint with a camera.

arthroplasty

is a surgical procedure used to repair a joint.

Hip arthroplasty surgery is a surgery where the hip joint is replaced either partially or completely.

bone marrow transplant

is a surgical procedure where bone marrow is taken from a donor and placed into a patient. This can be used to treat blood cancers.

craniectomy

is the surgical excision of a portion of the skull

craniotomy

is a surgical incision made into the skull.

These words have the same root of crani/o meaning the skull. The suffix is different in each word. The suffix -ectomy means surgical excision, and -tomy means incision.

laminectomy

is the surgical excision of a portion of the vertebrae.

spondylosyndesis

means spinal binding, and it is a surgical procedure where two vertebrae are fused together.

This results in a loss of movement between the vertebrae.

This procedure is a common treatment for back pain caused by injury to the intervertebral discs.