tenotomy in English

noun
1
the surgical cutting of a tendon, especially as a remedy for club foot.
A heel cord tenotomy is a minor surgery that can be done in the office and it takes 10-15 minutes.

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1. Dorsal incision over the metatarsophalangeal joint and transverse tenotomy of the extensor digitorum brevis.

2. Lateral release of the proximal phalanx joint of the hallux with tenotomy of the adductor hallucis tendon.

3. The results of Stoffel's Operation (Neurectomy of N. tibialis) in spastic paralysis are reported. The results are good in special selected cases when later on combined with a careful tenotomy of Achilles tendon.

4. If a child’s Clubfoot is resistant to treatment because the Achilles tendon doesn’t stretch and grow as much as doctors expected after a percutaneous Achilles tenotomy was performed, doctors may recommend a procedure called Achilles tendon lengthening