- Tripier amputation
- Tri·pier amputation (tre″pyaґ) [Lйon Tripier, French surgeon, 1842–1891] see under amputation.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Tripier amputation
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Tripier amputation — an amputation similar to a Chopart amputation except that a part of the tarsus is removed … 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
Tripier — Léon, French surgeon, 1842–1891. See T. amputation … Medical dictionary
