Rotational plastic
| Rotational plastic | |
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| Term | Rotational plastic |
| Short definition | rotational plastic - (pronounced) (raw TAY shun PLAS tea) Surgery to remove a tumor in or near the knee joint, often in young people who are still growing. The knee and part of the thigh are removed. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
rotational plastic - (pronounced) (raw TAY shun PLAS tea) Surgery to remove a tumor in or near the knee joint, often in young people who are still growing. The knee and part of the thigh are removed. The portion of the leg that remains below the knee is then attached to the portion of the leg above the knee, with the foot pointing back and the ankle acting as the new knee. The patient is then fitted with an artificial lower leg and foot
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