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rotationplasty

rotationplasty noun: a type of autograft in which a portion of an arm or leg is removed, while the remaining limb below the excised portion is rotated and reattached.

Noun

rotationplasty (countable and uncountable, plural rotationplasties)

  1. A type of autograft in which a portion of an arm or leg is removed, while the remaining limb below the excised portion is rotated and reattached.
    • The tibia is rotated 180° and fused to the femur Hillmann and colleagues published a report comparing endoprosthetic replacement to rotationplasty in 67 patients, both adults and children, with malignant tumours of the distal femur or proximal tibia.2009, José Cañadell, Mikel San-Julian, Pediatric Bone Sarcomas: Epiphysiolysis before excision, →ISBN, page 49
    • Rotationplasty, or a turnabout procedure, is a typical option for children with congenital limb deficiencies, specifically PFFD, as well as for those with bony tumors of the proximal tibia or distal femur.2014 -, Robert J. Palisano, Suzann K. Campbell, Margo Orlin, Physical Therapy for Children, →ISBN, page 392

Synonyms of rotationplasty

Forms of rotationplasty

pluralrotationplasties

Origin of rotationplasty

From rotation + -plasty.

Questions about rotationplasty

What does rotationplasty mean?
Rotationplasty means a type of autograft in which a portion of an arm or leg is removed, while the remaining limb below the excised portion is rotated and reattached.
What part of speech is rotationplasty?
Rotationplasty is a noun.
What is the plural of rotationplasty?
The plural of rotationplasty is rotationplasties.

Words near rotationplasty in the dictionary

  1. rotationalities
  2. rotationality
  3. rotationally
  4. rotationals
  5. rotationplasties
  6. rotationplasty
  7. rotations
  8. rotative
  9. rotatively
  10. rotativity
  11. rotator

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