see malleolus

The hammer-shaped bony protrusions on the tibia (malleolus medialis) and fibula (malleolus lateralis), which are part of the upper ankle

Dynamic Compression Plate LC-DCP: Limited Contact – Dynamic Compression Plate. The dynamic compression plate is used like other osteosynthesis plates.

Total hip replacement implants are designed to help a patient get back as close as possible to the healthy, active

Locking Compression Plate Locking Compression Plate (LCP) Implants are taken for temporary fixation, correction or stabilization of bones in various

Universal Spine System

relating to the maxilla (upper jawbone) and the face. Maxillofacial surgery is a specialization of medicine and/or dentistry that focuses

Dynamic Condylar Sliding System

Dynamic Trochanteric Sliding System

Neurovascular Anticipating Distraction Interference Arthrodesis Bridging the sacroiliac joint from posterior to eliminate neurovascular risks, which could happen with laterally-based

Dynamic Condylar System or Dynamic Condylar Screw The DCS Screw is designed to provide strong and stable internal fixation of

 Locking Trochanter Stabilizing Plate

Dynamic Hip System (Screw) Dynamic hip screws are a femoral head-sparing orthopedic device used to treat femoral neck fractures. DHS

eXtreme lateral lumbar intervertebral fusion The XLIF (eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion) is an approach to spinal fusion in which the

Arthrodesis (also artificial ankylosis or syndesis), is the artificial induction of joint ossification between two bones by surgery. This is

ACI (Autologous chondrocyte implantation) repairs articular cartilage. It works in three stages: 1. Arthroscopically sampling of 200 to 300 mg

Biphosphonates

The excavation of tissue to form a shallow shelving depression, usually performed to facilitate drainage from infected areas of bone.

see: bone expansion

Technique for clinical measurement of implant stability/mobility in bone. The measurement is registered from a transducer attached to the implant.

Syn.: Reverse torque value Measure of the rotational force needed to rupture the bone-implant interface of a screw- or pin-form

Gradual increase in the application of load on an implant.

Energy transferred to a screw when a torque is applied during tightening.

The linear surface of an implant in direct contact with the bone, expressed as percentage of the total implant surface.

Graft consisting of particles.

An undifferentiated cell that possesses the ability to transform into a bone forming cell.

An osteoblast that has become embedded within the bone matrix, occupying a flat oval cavity (bone lacuna). Cells found in

Large multinucleated cell, arising from mononuclear precursor of the hematopoietic lineage, that functions in the breakdown and resorption of osseous

A fully differentiated cell that originates in the embryonic mesenchyme and, during the early development of the skeleton, functions in

Augmentation by placing autogenous bone and/or a bone replacement graft on or over bone to increase length and/or width.

HU A unit of y-ray attenuation used for CT-scans as a measurement of bone density. Each pixel is assigned a

Round-shaped drill used to mark the site of an osteotomy by making an initial entry into cortical bone.

State of retention of an implant at the time of insertion that results from slight compression of the osteotomy walls

Screw used for the stabilization of a block graft, bone substitue or a barrier membrane.

Layer of fibrous connective tissue between the implant and surrounding bone.

Refers to the time of applying force on an implant after initial placement. This term mostly is used in oral

see: Distraction device

Refers to: Distraction osteogenesis The final direction and magnitude of traction forces during distraction osteogenesis.

Refers to: Distraction osteogenesis Biological and biomechanical variables that affect the quality and quantity of bone formed during distraction osteogenesis.

Refers to: Distraction osteogenesis The number of increments per day into which the rate of distraction osteogenesis is divided.

Refers to: Distraction osteogenesis The sequence and duration of events during distraction osteogenesis.

Refers to: Distraction osteogenesis The total amount of distraction performed per day

see: Distraction osteogenesis

see: Distraction osteogenesis

see: Distraction osteogenesis

An appliance that allows gradual incremental movement of bone segments away from each other (distraction osteogenesis).

A gradual process of bone healing from the edge of an osteotomy toward an implant. Bone does not grow directly

Freeze-dried bone allograft Bone harvested from donor cadavers, washed, immersed in ethanol, frozen in nitrogen, freeze-dried and ground to similar

Perforation or removal of the cortical bone to induce bleeding and release of bone forming cells from the marrow. This

Surgical technique in which only the bony cortex is surgically cut.

A bone harvested from the facial aspect of the symphyseal area of the mandible, between the mental foramina, apical to

Bone graft harvested from the superior portion of the cranium. It is most frequently taken from the parietal region, generally

The tissue that forms between and around fractured bone segments to maintain structural integrity and facilitate bone regeneration.

Calcium sulfate (or calcium sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the formula CaSO4 and related hydrates. One particular hydrate is

Bone to implant contact Direct contact of bone with an implant surface at the light microscope level.

Alloplastic material used for bone grafting.

A qualitative assessment of bone based on its density.

Soft spongy tissue found in the center of bone that contains fat and/or hematopoietic tissues.

A surgical procedure performed to establish additional bone volume, using autogenous bone.

Surgical widening of bone to augment its volume. In oral implantology also: Ridge expansion (or splitting) to widen the residual

Force attempting to disengage parts joined by a screw.

A flexible titanium grid used in bone augmentation procedures to assist in maintaining a predetermined volume for bone regeneration or

Any surgical procedure in which bone is transected or cut.

Syn.: Osteodistraction, callus distraction, callotasis. Formation of new bone between vascular bone surfaces created by an osteotomy and separated by

Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation

Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation A technique for the treatment of large isolated cartilage defects. A small sample of cartilage is harvested

AMIC® (Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis) is a single step, cost efficient and effective technique for treating traumatic cartilage defects. Chondro-Gide® offers

Patello-Femoral-Replacement

Direct Vertebral Rotation

Intramedullary means “located within the medulla” and refers to the bone marrow (medulla ossium).

High Tibial Osteotomy

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Occipito-cervico-thoracic

Anchor Peg Glenoid

Carpometacarpal Joint

Metacarpophalangeal joint

Distal Radioulnar Joint

Degenerative Disc Disease (source: Axiomed LLC)

The term refers to the direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing (Albrektsson

Osteolysis is an active resorption of bone matrix by osteoclasts. Although osteoclasts are active during the natural formation of healthy

Posterior Cruciate Ligament

A posterior stabilized knee implant replaces the PCL with a cam and post design of the knee replacement that ensures

A cruciate retaining knee implant leaves an intact posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in the back of the knee to help

= interbody (in spine)

Minimally Invasive Spine (port system or access)

Anterior Lumbar Plate (for spine)

Bone-patellar tendon-bone (allograft)

Osteochondral

Vertebral Body Replacement (in spine)

Interbody Fusion Device (in spine)

Vertical Compression Fracture (Spine)

Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Posterior Cervical Fusion The PCF technique joins the bones in the back of the cervical spine together.

Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Lateral Lumbal Interbody Fusion

Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion ALIF is a procedure where surgeons work on the lower spine from the front and fuse

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion is cervical spine surgery from the front of the neck

joint

Bone Morphogenetic Proteins are osteogenous and osteoinductive, as they induce differentiation of tissues. They induce bone building in every tissue.

Osteopromotion involves the enhancement of osteoinduction without the possession of osteoinductive properties. For example, enamel matrix derivative has been shown

Osteoinduction involves the stimulation of osteoprogenitor cells to differentiate into osteoblasts that then begin new bone formation. The most widely

Osteoconduction occurs when the bone graft material serves as a scaffold for new bone growth that is perpetuated by the

Platelet-rich-Plasma

De novo production of bone out of pluripotent reserve cells (stem cells), they are present in perivascular tissue and bone

surface-decalcified allogeneic bone

demineralized perforated bone matrix

demineralized freeze-dried bone

Demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft Collagen (mainly type I) remaining following the demineralization of freeze-dried bone allograft (FDBA).

demineralized bone powder

Demineralized bone matrix A composite of collagenous and noncollagenous proteins and bone growth factors remaining after the extraction of minerals

demineralized bone graft

demineralized bone

allogenic bone matrix

Guided tissue regeneration. A dental surgical procedure using barrier membranes to direct the growth of new tissue.

GTR The formation of a new tissue, including bone, under the guidance of a biomaterial, impermeable to cellular migration.

GBR is the reformation of bone. This may be induced within a bony structure by a packing material or in

Guided bone regeneration Bone regenerative technique that uses physical means (e. g. membranes) to seal off an anatomic site where

The tibia, the shin bone, is the second longest bone in the human skeleton and together with the thinner fibula