AMPUTATIO

(Lat.), n. f. _ A®*m(a?m)-pu*(pu)-ta(taS)'shi2(ti2)-0, Gen., amputatio’nis. See AMPUTATION.—Â. carpo-radial is. A mutation at the wrist jomt.—A. ex articulo. Amputation at a Joint. [D, 129.|—A. femoris traus-condyliea. Amputation at the knee joint with the removal of a slice from the lower end of the femur, including its articular surface. [Syme, “Lond. and Edinb. Med. Jour," May, 1845 (L).]—A. inernenta. See Bloodle AMPU- TATION. — A. panniculata. A flap amputation. [D, 129.]— A. spontanea. See Spontaneous am pur at i on.—A. subtalica. Amputation of the foot at the articulation of the astragalus with the calcaneum; first practised by Lignerolles, Velpeau, and Malgaigne, and afterward recommended by Langenbeck, in cases in which the ankle joint is healthy, while the calcaneum is di [R. Volkmann, “. f, klin: Chir.,” xiv, p. 636 (D).J—A. talo-ealeanea. Bari of the foot immediately in front of the ankle joint, the neck of the astragalus and the anterior proce of the os calcis being sawn through; an operation considered as intermediate between Chopart’s on the one hand, and Syme’s and Pirog off’s on the other. The plantar flap should be ample, with little or no dorsal flap. [E. Blasius, ibid., ii, p. 521 (D).|—A. tar so-metatarsal is. See Tarso-metatarsal AMPUTATION.—A. tibio-tarsea. Amputation at the ankle joint. [A, 389.]—A. voets. Lo of voice; hoarsene . {Ceelius Aurelian us (L, 87).)—Humeri a. ex articulo. Amputation at the shoulder joint.