detethering

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English

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Etymology

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From de- +‎ tethering.

Noun

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detethering (plural detetherings)

  1. The removal of a tether
    • 2015 July 26, Jung-Tung Liu et al., “Management of Deep Infection after Instrumentation on Lumbar Spinal Surgery in a Single Institution”, in BioMed Research International[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      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.

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