title: Are there still indications for the Krukenberg kineplasty? Report of two patients.
abstract: Krukenberg's operation was actually described by Vanghetti in 1989. Three cases, including one bilateral case, are reported. The first case was a 36-year-old patient from a developing country. At the sixth postoperative week, the patient had regained his independence and gained 1.5 kg. The second case was a child with multiple malformations, who presented, in addition to amputation of both legs, a high amputation of the left forearm and distal fold of the right forearm. Krukenberg's operation was performed at the age of 8 months. At the age of 2 years, the child was able to eat and drink independently.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UZ Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011884:Radius / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014457:Ulna / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*