Hemipelvectomy (Subscribe)  

Lower-extremity amputation is one of the oldest known surgically performed procedures. The original surgical principles as described by Hippocrates remain true today. Refinements of surgical technique such as hemostasis, anesthesia, and improved perioperative conditions have occurred, but only relatively small technical improvements have been made. Amputation is still often viewed as...

External Hemipelvectomy refers to amputation of the innominate bone (ilium, pubis, and ischium), also known as the hemipelvis or os coxae, including the ipsilateral extremity. Other terms synonymous with hemipelvectomy are interilioabdominal amputation, interpelvioabdominal amputation, interiliosacropubic amputation, transiliac amputation, interinnominoabdominal amputation, hindquarter resection or amputation, disarticulation of the innominate bone,...