title: Krukenberg's operation. Indications and limitations.
abstract: The Krukenberg operation--creating a sensory forceps--is indicated principally in bilateral below elbow amputation with blindness. Other indications are proposed, in particular in children. The limitations to this procedure are essentially aesthetic problems and should not be minimized. The operative technique is described in details.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Plastique et Reconstructive, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Suisse.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Loosli-Guignard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verdan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000672:Amputation Stumps / Q000601:surgery*; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005246:Feedback / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery; D011884:Radius / Q000601:surgery; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014457:Ulna / Q000601:surgery; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery