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Medical dictionary. 2011.
flap amputation
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double-flap amputation — closed amputation in which two flaps are formed … Medical dictionary
Amputation — Removal of part or all of a body part enclosed by skin. For example, removal of part of a finger or an entire finger would be termed an amputation. Removal of an appendix, on the other hand, would not be termed amputation. A person who has… … Medical dictionary
flap operation — 1. any operation involving the raising of a flap of tissue. 2. in periodontics, an operation to secure greater access to granulation tissue and osseous defects, consisting of detachment of the gingivae, the alveolar mucosa, and/or a portion of… … Medical dictionary
Alouette amputation — amputation at the hip, with a semicircular outer flap to the greater trochanter and a large internal flap from within outward; called also Alouette operation … Medical dictionary
Teale amputation — amputation with preservation of a long rectangular flap of muscle and integument on one side of the limb and a short rectangular flap on the other … Medical dictionary
closed amputation — amputation in which flaps are made from the skin and subcutaneous tissue and sutured over the end of the bone; called also flap a … Medical dictionary
Farabeuf amputation — amputation of the lower limb with a large external flap … Medical dictionary
mixed amputation — amputation performed by a combination of the circular and flap methods … Medical dictionary
Langenbeck amputation flap triangle — Lan·gen·beck amputation, flap, triangle (lahngґən bek) [Bernhard Rudolf Konrad von Langenbeck, German surgeon, 1810–1887] see under amputation and triangle, and see von Langenbeck bipedicle mucoperiosteal flap, under flap … Medical dictionary
Mackenzie amputation — an amputation similar to Syme amputation except that the flap is taken from the inner side of the ankle … Medical dictionary
