- Girdlestone resection
- removal of the femoral head and neck in cases of severe hip infection.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Girdlestone resection
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Girdlestone resection (operation) — Gir·dle·stone resection (operation) (gerґdəl stōn) [Gathorne Robert Girdlestone, British orthopedic surgeon, 1881–1950] see under resection … Medical dictionary
Girdlestone-Operation — Die Girdlestone Operation oder Girdlestone Plastik ist ein operativer Eingriff in der Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, bei dem der Hüftkopf reseziert, also entfernt, wird. Das Ergebnis des Eingriffes wird Girdlestone Hüfte oder Girdlestone… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Girdlestone operation — see under resection … Medical dictionary
procedure — Act or conduct of diagnosis, treatment, or operation. SEE ALSO: method, operation, technique. back table p. p. performed on an organ that has been removed from a patient before it is replaced. Batista p … Medical dictionary
