title: [Rotation grafts].
abstract: Nowadays rotationplasty is well established as an acceptable procedure for limb salvage in patients who have a malignant tumor in the femur or tibia. The main indication is that it is the alternative to amputation. Rotationplasty should be used in very young children because of the growth-dependent complications that can be expected after tumor resection. The different types of rotationplasty, the operative technique, prosthetic care, and the results of 104 patients are shown.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeine Orthopädie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Winkelmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
vernacular_title: Die Umdrehplastiken.