amputation /am·pu·ta·tion/ (am″pu-ta´shun) removal of a limb or other appendage of the body.
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
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.
rack·et amputation (r k  t)n. A circular or slightly oval amputation in which a long incision is made in the axis of the limb. |
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