iliofemoroplasty

il·i·o·fem·o·ro·plas·ty

(il'ē-ō-fem'ōr-ō-plas'tē), An obsolete method of securing a hip fusion by an extraarticular technique, a joint bypass procedure in which a turned down bone flap from the ilium is placed into a split in the greater trochanter.

iliofemoroplasty

An obsolete technique of orthopaedic surgery in which hip fusion was facilitated by a joint bypass procedure using an extra-articular bone flap.