a surgical instrument for cutting bone, usually a special chisel
osteotome in American English
(ˈɑstioʊˌtoʊm)
noun
a surgical instrument for cutting or dividing bone
Word origin
osteo- + -tome
Examples of 'osteotome' in a sentence
osteotome
The osteotome technique represents a substantially less-invasive procedure for controlled alveolar horizontal expansion (especially in lateral sites of the mandible).
Nicolae Chele, Valentin Topalo, Ion Dabija, Daniila Racovita 2011, 'Lateral Bone Expansion for Immediate Placement of Endosseous Dental Implants', Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitationhttp://www.rjor.ro/lateral-bone-expansion-for-immediate-placement-of-endosseous-dental-implants/?lang=ro. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The frequency of osteotome usage in this study was approximately 65%, and on average, the implant success was 97%.
Nayansi Jha, Eun Ha Choi, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik, Jae Jun Ryu 2017, 'Types of devices used in ridge split procedure for alveolar bone expansion: A systematicreview', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0180342. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A curved face osteotome was utilized to sweep the plantar fascia off the calcaneus just distal to its proximal insertion.
Eric Kiskaddon MD, Brett Meeks MD, Richard Laughlin MD, Joseph Roberts BS 2017, 'Plantar Fascia Release Through a Single Lateral Incision', Foot & Ankle Orthopaedicshttps://doi.org/10.1177/2473011417S000246. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)