Medicine:Sulcoplasty
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Specialty | orthopedic |
Sulcoplasty is an orthopedic surgical procedure performed on a groove (sulcus) or indentation present on particular bones. In veterinary surgery it is often employed to remedy a displaced kneecap ("patellar luxation") by deepening the trochlear sulcus, the groove on which the patella normally sits.
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Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulcoplasty.
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