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Surgical division of a tendon for relief of a deformity that is caused by congenital or acquired shortening of a muscle (Stedman, 27th ed). Tenotomy is performed in order to lengthen a muscle that has developed improperly, or become shortened and is resistant to stretching.
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- Tenotomies
- Heel-Cord Release
- Tendon Lengthening
- Tendon Release
- Heel Cord Release
- Heel-Cord Releases
- Lengthening, Tendon
- Lengthenings, Tendon
- Release, Heel-Cord
- Release, Tendon
- Releases, Heel-Cord
- Releases, Tendon
- Tendon Lengthenings
- Tendon Releases
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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2011
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- Tendons/surgery (1965-2010)
- specific muscles/surgery (1968-2010)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tenotomy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058971. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058971
- Tenotomy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenotomy
- Tenotomy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7700585