Hemicorporectomy for functional rehabilitation.
Hemicorporectomy is usually performed as a last resort for life-threatening diseases. A case is reported in which this deforming traumatic procedure was performed in a 66-year-old man for functional and rehabilitation reasons rather than life-saving indications. The indications for the procedure, the patient's decision-making, the preoperative preparation of the patient, both physically and psychologically, the preparation of the family and the rehabilitation procedures are summarized.
D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003376:Counseling; D005190:Family; D006428:Hemipelvectomy / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male