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patellectomy Surg.|pætəˈlɛktəmɪ| [f. patella + -ectomy.] Surgical removal of the patella.
1940Q. Cumulative Index Medicus XXVIII. 706/1 Patellectomy in therapy of recidivating dislocations. 1944Surg., Gynecol., & Obstetr. LXXIX. 536/1 These observations..suggest that routine total patellectomy for fracture of the patella in the human may be folly. 1977Proc. R. Soc. Med. LXX. 258/2 All had been considered for surgical treatment, including patellectomy. |