[ ŏs′tē-ôr′ə-fē ] n. The surgical suturing or joining of fragments of broken bone, usually by wiring them together.

What is the meaning of the term osteotomy?

An osteotomy is any surgery that cuts and reshapes your bones. ... It's also used to shorten or lengthen a deformed bone that doesn't line up with a joint like it should.

What does Crepitation mean?

: a grating or crackling sound or sensation (as that produced by the fractured ends of a bone moving against each other or as that in tissues affected with gas gangrene) crepitation in the arthritic knee.