Ablation is (in orthopedics and traumatology) open or arthroscopic removal of a redundant part of bone (e.g. Haglund's exostoses)[1], that is, surface irregularities or pathology.
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In gynecology, the term ablation is used for the removal of the entire breast.
↑KOUDELA, K., et al. Ortopedie. 1. edition. Prague : Karolinum, 2004. ISBN 80-246-0654-2.
↑GALLO, George, et al. Ortopedie pro studenty lékařských a zdravotnických fakult. 1. edition. Olomouc : Palacký University in Olomouc, 2011. ISBN 978-80-244-2486-6.
