1) Surgical removal procedure 2) Type of amputation
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Rotationplasty is a type of autograft wherein a portion of a limb is removed, while the remaining limb below the involved portion is rotated and reattached. This procedure is used when a portion of an extremity is injured or involved with a disease, such as cancer. Typically the ankle joint becomes the knee joint. The limb is rotated because the a...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: rō-tā-shun′plas′tē Definitions: 1. A surgical procedure in orthopaedics in which a bone is divided and rotated to a different position for the purpose of correcting a structural abnormality.
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