- Gritti amputation (operation)
- Grit·ti amputation (operation) (greґte) [Rocco Gritti, Italian surgeon, 1828–1920] see under amputation.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Gritti amputation (operation)
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Gritti amputation — knee disarticulation in which the patella is fused to the distal end of the femur. Called also Gritti operation … Medical dictionary
Stokes amputation (operation) — (stōks) [Sir William Stokes, Irish surgeon, 1839–1900] Gritti Stokes amputation … Medical dictionary
Gritti-Stokes amputation — a modification of Gritti amputation using an oval anterior flap; called also Stokes a. or operation … 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
Operation — Although there are many meanings to the word operation , in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To put matters more formally, an operation is an act or series of acts performed upon the body with the hand alone or by means of an… … Medical dictionary
Gritti — Rocco, Italian surgeon, 1828–1920. See G. operation, G. Stokes amputation … Medical dictionary
Gritti operation — see under amputation … Medical dictionary
Stokes operation — Gritti Stokes amputation … Medical dictionary
