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Hemipelvectomy, also known as a pelvic resection, is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of part of the pelvic girdle.This procedure is most commonly performed to treat oncologic conditions of the pelvis.
In the study of 6,007 people carried out popliteal bypass surgery, the overall rate of morbidity and mortality was 36.8% and 2.3% respectively within 30 days post-surgery. [14] However, there are variations in studies of mortality as one particular study did not find any person deaths. [ 14 ]
Hemicorporectomy is a radical surgery in which the body below the waist is amputated, transecting the lumbar spine.This removes the legs, the genitalia (internal and external), urinary system, pelvic bones, anus, and rectum.
amputation of the lower limb between the hip joint and the knee joint, commonly referred to an above-knee amputation hip disarticulation amputation of the lower limb at the hip joint trans-pelvic disarticulation amputation of the whole lower limb together with all or part of the pelvis, also known as a hemipelvectomy or hindquarter amputation
A phantom limb is the sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached. It is a chronic condition that is often resistant to treatment. [1] When the cut ends of sensory fibres are stimulated during thigh movements, the patient feels as if the sensation is arising from the non-existent limb.
Replantation or reattachment is defined as the surgical reattachment of a body part (such as a finger, hand. arm, toe, foot, or leg) that has been completely cut from the body. [1] Examples include reattachment of a partially or fully amputated finger, or reattachment of a kidney that had had an avulsion-type injury .
Photograph before right leg amputation (hemipelvectomy) of a patient with gas gangrene. The right thigh is edematous (swollen) and discoloured with necrotic bullae (large blisters). Crepitation is detected on deep palpation. At this juncture, the patient is in shock, and died less than eight hours later. Specialty: Infectious disease
A delay in performing the procedure can lead to neurovascular complications or lead to the need for amputation of a limb. [1] Complications can also involve the formation of scar tissue after the operation. A thickening of the surgical scars can result in the loss of mobility of the joint involved.