Astragalectomy
Definition
An invasive surgical intervention in orthopedics consisting of the total or partial excision of the astragalus (talus) bone. This extreme structural procedure is performed in severe cases of irreparable crushing trauma, severe avascular necrosis of the talus, chronic bone infections (osteomyelitis), or advanced congenital foot deformities (such as congenital clubfoot resistant to other therapies).
Bilingual Equivalents
- Astragalectomy
- Talectomy
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun with standard singular, plural, and oblique case declensions used in clinical and specialized literature. |
| Formation | Surgical neologism borrowed from French 'astragalectomie', combining astragal with the Greek suffix '-ectomie' (excision, removal). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [as.tra.ɡa.lek.to.ˈmi.e] |
| Source | Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary and Surgical Taxonomy |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: În urma unui accident de muncă sever, medicul ortoped a fost nevoit să recurgă la o astragalectomie de urgență.
EN: Following a severe workplace accident, the orthopedic surgeon was forced to resort to an emergency astragalectomy.
RO: Evoluția postoperatorie după o astragalectomie implică o perioadă lungă de recuperare și adaptare funcțională.
EN: The postoperative evolution after an astragalectomy involves a long period of recovery and functional adaptation.
RO: Indicația clinică pentru astragalectomie a fost stabilită după confirmarea necrozei osoase totale prin rezonanță magnetică.
EN: The clinical indication for astragalectomy was established after confirmation of total bone necrosis via magnetic resonance imaging.
Idioms & Phrases
Astragalectomie totală / Total astragalectomy
RO: Îndepărtarea chirurgicală completă a osului talus, urmată adesea de fuziunea oaselor rămase pentru stabilizare.
EN: The complete surgical removal of the talus bone, often followed by the fusion of the remaining bones for stabilization.
Indicație de astragalectomie / Astragalectomy indication
RO: Setul de criterii clinice și radiologice severe care justifică recurgerea la această procedură chirurgicală radicală.
EN: The set of severe clinical and radiological criteria that justify resorting to this radical surgical procedure.
Recuperare după astragalectomie / Post-astragalectomy rehabilitation
RO: Protocol complex de fizio-kinetoterapie menit să redea parțial mobilitatea și capacitatea de sprijin a piciorului operat.
EN: A complex physio-kinesioterapia protocol aimed at partially restoring the mobility and weight-bearing capacity of the operated foot.
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