rotationplasty
Sign in to savethumb Rotationplasty, commonly known as a Van Nes rotation or Borggreve rotation, 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 affected by a disease such as cancer.
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Vinony files it under Orthopedic surgical procedures, Surgical removal procedures and Types of amputation.
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thumb Rotationplasty, commonly known as a Van Nes rotation or Borggreve rotation, 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 affected by a disease such as cancer.
The procedure is most commonly used to transfer the ankle joint to the knee joint following removal of a distal femoral bone tumor, such as osteosarcoma. The limb is rotated because the ankle flexes in the opposite direction compared to the knee. The benefit to the patient is that they have a functioning knee joint to which a prosthetic can be fitted, providing them with better mobility.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “rotationplasty” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.