{{short description|Surgical procedure of creating an opening in a joint}} {{Infobox interventions | Name = Arthrotomy | Image = | Caption = | ICD10 = | ICD9 = {{ICD9proc|80.0}}-{{ICD9proc|80.1}} | MeshID = | OPS301 = | OtherCodes = | HCPCSlevel2 = }}
In surgery, an '''arthrotomy''' is the creation of an opening in a joint that may be used in drainage.<ref name="Wiesel2010">{{cite book|author=Sam W. Wiesel|title=Essentials of Orthopedic Surgery|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CsEV5yl6iCMC&pg=PA421|accessdate=16 June 2011|date=15 November 2010|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4419-1388-3|pages=421–}}</ref>
== See also == * List of surgeries by type ==References== {{reflist}}
{{Bone, cartilage, and joint procedures}}
Category:Orthopedic surgical procedures
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