arthrodesis
noun
ar·throd·e·sis
är-ˈthrä-də-səs 
plural arthrodeses
är-ˈthrä-də-ˌsēz
: the surgical immobilization of a joint so that the bones grow solidly together
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The initial response after surgery was troubling and Dr. Larry Bramlage, who was a pioneer in arthrodesis surgery, was brought in from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. and examined the horse on Wednesday afternoon when the decision to euthanize was made.
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
Advertisement Carpenter has refined a procedure called arthrodesis, a surgery where a movable joint is made immovable.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
Advertisement Carpenter has refined a procedure called arthrodesis, a surgery where a movable joint is made immovable.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
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arthrodesis
noun
ar·throd·e·sis
är-ˈthräd-ə-səs
plural arthrodeses
-ˌsēz
: the surgical immobilization of a joint so that the bones grow solidly together : artificial ankylosis
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