rotationplasty

English

Etymology

From rotation +‎ -plasty.

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.

   Synonyms: Borggreve rotation, Van Nes rotation

   • 2009, José Cañadell, Mikel San-Julian, Pediatric Bone Sarcomas: Epiphysiolysis before excision, →ISBN, page 49:

     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.

   • 2014 -, Robert J. Palisano, Suzann K. Campbell, Margo Orlin, Physical Therapy for Children, →ISBN, page 392:

     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.

   • 2015, Mikel San-Julian, Cañadell's Pediatric Bone Sarcomas: Epiphysiolysis before Excision, →ISBN:

     Of the three modified amputation techniques listed, the Van Nes rotationplasty leaves the longest residual stump, provides an effective “knee joint”, and is a viable alternative to above-knee amputations in select patients