- Pirogoff amputation
- amputation of the foot at the ankle, part of the calcaneus being left in the lower end of the stump.
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Pirogoff amputation
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Pirogoff-Amputation — Pirogoff Stumpf (1867) Die Pirogoff Amputation (Syn. Amputation nach Spitzy, Pirogoff Spitzy oder im Englischen nach Boyd) ist eine Operationsmethode zur Amputation des Fußes, die 1854 von Nikolai Iwanowitsch Pirogow erfunden wurde. Sie erhält… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Pirogoff's amputation — Pi·ro·goff s amputation or Pi·ro·goff amputation .pir ə gȯf(s) n amputation of the foot through the articulation of the ankle with retention of part of the calcaneus compare SYME S AMPUTATION Pirogoff Nikolai Ivanovich (1810 1881) Russian… … Medical dictionary
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Pirogoff — Nikolai I., Russian surgeon, 1810–1881. See P. amputation, P. angle, P. triangle … Medical dictionary
Hancock amputation — a modification of Pirogoff amputation in which a part of the astragalus (talus) is retained in the flap, the lower surface being sawed off, and the cut surface of the calcaneus being brought into contact with it; called also Hancock operation … Medical dictionary
Le Fort amputation — a modification of Pirogoff amputation in which the calcaneus is sawed through horizontally instead of vertically … Medical dictionary
Syme's amputation — sīmz or Syme amputation sīm n amputation of the foot through the articulation of the ankle with removal of the malleoli of the tibia and fibula compare PIROGOFF S AMPUTATION Syme James (1799 1870) British surgeon. Syme was generally recognized as … Medical dictionary
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