The success of surgery to repair the rotator cuff depends upon the size of the tear and how long. ago the tear occurred.. Usually, a small tear has a good chance for full recovery. If the tear is. large, the extent of recovery cannot be accurately predicted until the repair and rehabilitation is. completed.
a person employed to drive a private automobile or limousine for the owner. a person employed to drive a car or limousine that transports paying passengers. to drive (a vehicle) as a chauffeur. to transport by car: Saturday mornings I have to chauffeur the kids to their music lessons.
Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Rongeur. A rongeur is a strongly constructed instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, used for gouging out bone. Rongeur is a French word that means rodent or 'gnawer'. A rongeur can be used to open a window in bone, often in the skull. It is used in neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery to expose areas for operation. A rongeur is also used in oral maxillofacial surgery. It is also used in hand surgery to cut traumatic amputated bone to allow skin to be closed over the defect.