rotationplasty means 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. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
Etymology
From rotation + -plasty.
noun
- 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.”