Detethering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Detethering is a noun meaning The removal of a tether.
Meaning
The removal of a tether.
Example Sentences
During this 15-year period, 1,176 lumbar spinal surgeries were performed, and the procedures included the following: simple decompression procedures such as micro- or endoscopic discectomy or foraminotomy or decompression of stenosis, arthrodeses (e.g., posterolateral interbody, posterior/transforaminal interbody, and lateral interbody), filum detethering, or syrinx shunting.
Word Forms
- detetherings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unhooking, disattachment, detackification, undocking, untying, disentangling.
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