pulp 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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pulp amputation

n.

See pulpotomy.

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pulp amputation.

See pulpotomy.

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pulp (dental) (pulp),

n the tissue in the central portion of the tooth, made up of blood vessels, nerves, and cellular elements, including odontoblasts, that forms dentin and is covered by it. Also called
tooth pulp.

pulp amputation,

n See pulpotomy.

pulp, anachoresis of

n the localization of microbes from the bloodstream in a damaged pulp.

pulp canal,

n See canal, pulp.

pulp capping,

n See capping, pulp.

pulp cavity,

n See cavity, pulp.

pulp chamber,

n See chamber, pulp.

pulp, dental,

n See pulp.

pulp extirpation,

n See pulpectomy.

pulp horn,

n See horn, pulp.

pulp involvement,

n See involvement, pulp.

pulp, mummification of,

n a dry gangrene of the dental pulp in which the pulp dries and shrivels.

pulp removal,

n See pulpectomy.

pulp stone,

n See denticle.

pulp test,

n the application of a physical stimulus (electrical, heat, or cold) to determine the degree of vitality of the pulp tissue.

pulp test, thermal,

n a method of applying a hot or cold stimulus to any tooth to assess the amount and degree of vitality of the structure. The clinician may use heated water, cold drinks, ice sticks, or blasts of air.

pulp tester,

n (vitalometer) an electric device of high or low frequency designed to determine the response of a pulp to an electrical stimulus.

pulp, tooth,

n See pulp.

pulp vitality,

n the health status of the pulp. When the pulp tissue of a tooth has undergone complete degeneration or has been removed, the tooth is termed pulpless or nonvital.