The Broström operation is a repair of ligaments on the outer (“lateral”) side of the ankle.
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A bursectomy is the removal of a bursa, which is a small sac filled with synovial fluid that cushions adjacent bone structures and reduces friction in joint movement.
A cardiotomy is a surgical procedure where an incision is made in the heart.
Cauterization (or cauterisation, or cautery) is a medical practice or technique of burning a part of a body to remove or close off a part of it.
In gynecologic oncology, trachelectomy, also cervicectomy, is a surgical removal of the uterine cervix.