synovectomy Surg.
(sɪnəˈvɛktəmɪ, saɪ-)
[f. synovia + -ectomy.]
Total or partial excision of the synovial membrane of a joint, esp. the knee, or of a tendon sheath, esp. to relieve pain.
| 1903 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. (rev. ed.) VI. 519/1 The procedures ordinarily employed are évidement of the focus, and in the later cases..ablation of the patella, with synovectomy or arthrectomy when necessary. 1923 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 10 Nov. 1579/1 Synovectomy..was originally recommended as a surgical treatment for synovial tuberculosis. 1940 B. I. Comroe Arthritis & Allied Conditions xvii. 222 Synovectomy of the knee is the removal of the synovial tissue of the knee. 1976 Proc. R. Soc. Med. LXIX. 930/2 The indications for synovectomy or patellectomy in either rheumatoid or osteoarthritis of the knee are well known and differ little in the elderly. |