Carden amputation

Car·den am·pu·ta·tion

(kar'dĕn),

transcondylar amputation of the thigh, the femur is sawed through the condyles just above the articular surface.

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

Car·den am·pu·ta·tion

(kahr'dĕn amp'yū-tā'shŭn)

Transcondylar amputation of the leg; the femur is sawed through the condyles just above the articular surface.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Carden,

Henry D., English surgeon, d. 1872.

Carden amputation - transcondylar amputation of the leg in which the femur is sawed through the condyles just above the articular surface.

Medical Eponyms © Farlex 2012