Osteoplasty vs. Osteotomy

Osteoplastynoun

(surgery) Surgery to repair, modify or graft bone or bony structures.

Osteoplastynoun

An operation or process by which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied.

Osteoplasty

Osteoplasty is the branch of surgery concerned with bone repair or bone grafting. It is the surgical alteration or reshaping of bone.

Osteotomynoun

(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.

Osteotomynoun

The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology.

Osteotomynoun

The operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a piece out of it, - done to remedy deformity, etc.

Osteotomynoun

surgical sectioning of bone

Osteotomy

An osteotomy is a surgical operation whereby a bone is cut to shorten or lengthen it or to change its alignment. It is sometimes performed to correct a hallux valgus, or to straighten a bone that has healed crookedly following a fracture.