rotationplasty
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rotationplasty
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From rotation + -plasty.
noun rotationplasties
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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.
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.
Similar: Borggreve rotation, Van Nes rotation
Talk about this word "rotationplasty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rotationplasty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rotationplasty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rotationplasty "rotationplasty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rotationplasty.Cite this
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title = {rotationplasty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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