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Le Fort's amputation (Léon Clément Le Fort)
Associated persons:
Léon Clément Le Fort
Description:
One of several modifications of Pirogoff's operation.
Bibliography:
- N. I. Pirogov:
Kostno-plasticheskoye udlineniye kostei goleni pri vilushtsheni stopi.
[Osteoplastic elongation of the bones of the leg in amputation of the foot.]
Voyenno-med J, 1854, 63, 2 section, 83-100. German translation, Leipzig, 1854.
In this work Pirogoff outlined a method of complete osteoplastic amputation of the foot.
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