spondylectomy

English

Etymology

spondyl- +‎ -ectomy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

spondylectomy (plural spondylectomies)

1. (surgery) removal of all parts of one or more vertebrae above the sacrum
   • 2015 July 1, Jung-Hoon Kim et al., “A biomechanical comparison of 360° stabilizations for corpectomy and total spondylectomy: a cadaveric study in the thoracolumbar spine”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research‎^[1], volume 10, →DOI:

     A classic corpectomy, which leaves the posterior column intact, is no better in terms of stability/stiffness than a total spondylectomy, when the total spondylectomy is carried out using a shorter cage followed by compression using posterior instrumentation.