Disarticulation surgery - disarticulation surgery

Japanese: 関節離断術 - かんせつりだんじゅつ
Disarticulation surgery - disarticulation surgery

...A surgical procedure in which a limb is amputated at a certain point and then separated from the distal part for medical purposes. Amputation at a joint is called disarticulation. Amputation is required in cases of necrosis of the limb, malignant tumors, severe trauma, infection (such as in cases where life is at risk due to gas gangrene, or when pus continues to be discharged from chronic, intractable purulent osteomyelitis), or deformity.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "joint disarticulation surgery" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…治療のために,四肢をある部位で切り,それより末梢を切り離す手技。関節部での切断を関節離断術という。切断が必要となるのは,四肢の壊死,悪性腫瘍,重度の外傷,感染(ガス壊疽(えそ)などで生命に危険がある場合や,慢性の難治性膿性骨髄炎で排膿が継続する場合など),あるいは奇形があるときである。…

※「関節離断術」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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