guillotine amputation

amputation /am·pu·ta·tion/ (am″pu-ta´shun) removal of a limb or other appendage of the body.

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above-elbow (A-E) amputation  amputation of the upper limb between the elbow and the shoulder.

above-knee (A-K) amputation  transfemoral a.

below-elbow (B-E) amputation  amputation of the upper limb between the wrist and the elbow.

below-knee (B-K) amputation  transtibial a.

Chopart's amputation  amputation of the foot by a midtarsal disarticulation.

closed amputation  one in which flaps are made from the skin and subcutaneous tissue and sutured over the end of the bone.

amputation in contiguity  amputation at a joint.

amputation in continuity  amputation of a limb elsewhere than at a joint.

double-flap amputation  one in which two flaps are formed.

Dupuytren's amputation  amputation of the arm at the shoulder joint.

elliptic amputation  one in which the cut has an elliptical outline.

flap amputation  closed a.

flapless amputation  guillotine a.

Gritti-Stokes amputation  amputation of the leg through the knee, using an oval anterior flap.

guillotine amputation  one performed rapidly by a circular sweep of the knife and a cut of the saw, the entire cross-section being left open for dressing.

Hey's amputation  amputation of the foot between the tarsus and metatarsus.

interpelviabdominal amputation  amputation of the thigh with excision of the lateral half of the pelvis.

interscapulothoracic amputation  amputation of the arm with excision of the lateral portion of the shoulder girdle.

Larrey's amputation  amputation at the shoulder joint.

Lisfranc's amputation 

1. Dupuytren's a.

2. amputation of the foot between the metatarsus and tarsus.

oblique amputation  oval a.

open amputation  guillotine a.

oval amputation  one in which the incision consists of two reversed spirals.

Pirogoff's amputation  amputation of the foot at the ankle, part of the calcaneus being left in the stump.

pulp amputation  pulpotomy.

racket amputation  one in which there is a single longitudinal incision continuous below with a spiral incision on either side of the limb.

root amputation  removal of one or more roots from a multirooted tooth, leaving at least one root to support the crown; when only the apex of a root is involved, it is called apicoectomy.

spontaneous amputation  loss of a part without surgical intervention, as in diabetes mellitus.

Stokes' amputation  Gritti-Stokes a.

subperiosteal amputation  one in which the cut end of the bone is covered by periosteal flaps.

Syme's amputation  disarticulation of the foot with removal of both malleoli.

Teale's amputation  amputation with short and long rectangular flaps.

transfemoral amputation  amputation of the lower limb between the knee and the hip; called also above-knee (A-A) a.

transtibial amputation  amputation of the lower limb between the ankle and the knee. Called also below-knee a.

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amputation

the removal of a limb or other appendage or outgrowth of the body. The most common indication for amputation of an upper limb is severe trauma. Other indications may include malignancy, infection and gangrene.

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closed amputation

flap amputation; one in which flaps are made from skin and subcutaneous tissue and sutured over the bone end of the stump.

congenital amputation

absence of a limb at birth, attributed to constriction of the part by an encircling band during intrauterine development.

amputation in contiguity

amputation at a joint.

amputation in continuity

amputation of a limb elsewhere than at a joint.

diaclastic amputation

amputation in which the bone is broken by an osteoclast and the soft tissues divided by an écraseur.

flap amputation

closed amputation.

forequarter amputation

amputation of the forelimb including the scapula.

guillotine amputation

open amputation; one in which the entire cross-section is left open (flapless) for dressing.

interpelviabdominal amputation

amputation of the thigh with excision of the lateral portion of the pelvic girdle.

interscapulothoracic amputation

amputation of the forelimb with excision of the lateral portion of the shoulder girdle.

open amputation

guillotine amputation.

spontaneous amputation

loss of a part without surgical intervention, as in leprosy, etc.

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guillotine amputation

A sharply defined loss or autoamputation of part or entire segments of extremities, ranging from digits to major amputations, seen in the congenital aglossia-adactylia syndrome