Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotationplasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ro-ta-tion-plas-ty
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"Rotationplasty, or a turnabout procedure, is a typical option for children with congenital limb deficiencies, specifically PFFD, as well as for those with bony tumors of the proximal tibia or distal femur."
"Of the three modified amputation techniques listed, the Van Nes rotationplasty leaves the longest residual stump, provides an effective “knee joint”, and is a viable alternative to above-knee amputations in select patients"

Etymology

From rotation + -plasty.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rotation

Usage

Inflected Forms

rotationplasties (plural)

Synonyms

Borggreve rotation Van Nes rotation

Questions

What does rotationplasty mean?: 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.
Where does rotationplasty come from?: From rotation + -plasty.

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