osteosuture

noun

osteosuture

noun

Etymology From osteo- + suture.

1

A surgery in which fragments of broken bone are sutured together.

In case of a small fragment or comminuted fracture, an osteosuture of the anterior capsule with associated bone fragment is performed.2016, André Thès, Philippe Hardy, Arthroscopy: Basic to Advanced, Elbow Fractures Treatments, page 729:

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