Fasciodesis is the medical term meaning suture of the fascia to a skeletal attachment. A related term,
fasciorrhaphy, means suture of the fascia, e.g. to repair a wound.
-rrhaphy is the medical terminology suffix meaning suture.rrhaphy
SuturingSuturation is the act of suturing.
Proximal is the medical term meaning nearest the point of attachment.
Myorrhaphy is the surgical suturing of a muscle wound (my/o means muscle and -rrhaphy means surgical suturing).
Osteorrhaphy is the medical term meaning suturing or wiring together of bones.
Laceration repair means suturing of a wound.
Suturing is the medical term meaning the act of closing a wound or incision by stitching. Suturing keeps the edges closer for better healing.
Tenodesis is the medical term meaning surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone (ten/o means tendon, and -desis means to bind or tie together). Tenodesis is the opposite of tenolysis."Suture" is just fancy for "sew".
Fasciectomy is the term for surgical removal of fascia.
Tenorrhaphy is used for suturing a divided end of a tendon.
Orthopedist
Distal is the term that means farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk or farther from the origination of a structure. For instance, the wrist is distal to the elbow.