Krukenberg amputation
Kru·ken·berg am·pu·ta·tion
(krū'kĕn-berg),a cineplastic amputation at the carpus with the distal end of the forearm used to create a forklike stump between radius and ulna; especially valuable in the blind because the stump has proprioception.
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Kru·ken·berg am·pu·ta·tion
(krū'kĕn-berg amp'yū-tā'shŭn)A cineplastic amputation at the carpus with the distal end of the forearm used to create a forklike stump; especially valuable in the blind because the stump has proprioception.
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Krukenberg,
Friedrich, German pathologist, 1871-1946.Krukenberg amputation - a cineplastic amputation at the carpus with the distal end of the forearm.
Krukenberg pigment spindle forceps
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Krukenberg sponge
Krukenberg tumor - metastatic carcinoma of the ovary.
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