New China net Shanghai on August 26 special news (Qiu Yi, Wang Ziying) 59-year-old Auntie Chen, because on the left thigh sarcoma infringement bone to inter the body must implement the amputation. To maximum limit retain her body and joint function, the doctor has implemented the high difficulty for her “left thigh excision adds calf revolving forming technique”. While clipping left thigh, revolves 180 degrees the left calf with the hipbone docking, caused the calf to replace the thigh function, the left ankle area joint has replaced the knee joint function. Like this both retained her thurl and knee joint function, and facilitated the present to install the artificial limb, may not need with the aid of the walking stick to walk.

    The amputation conventional technique type, is clips below the thigh near-end the entire leg. After the technique, because the remnant end is too short, causes the artificial limb installs the difficulty to enlarge, the function is not good, even if after the patient installs the artificial limb, must lean on double turns to walk.

    As one kind of innovation, “revolving forming technique” has contained three surgeries; first, left thigh near section leaves; Second, drifts away thigh’s stock to move the vein, vena saphena magna and sciatic nerve completely, this connects afterward the calf and foot can continue to retain the function, afterward carries on to the knee joint to; Third, revolves 180 degrees after the calf, connects the thighbone and shinbone. Revolving calf’s goal is to cause left leg replaces knee joint’s function to the back curvingly, in addition in after docking must pay attention to the calf raises, the malleolus joint gap and countermeasure knee joint even appearance is symmetrical, by facilitating to install the artificial limb.

    Now, after successful surgery Auntie Chen will soon leave the hospital, connects hipbone’s calf and left leg activity is nimble. Chief surgeon’s principal medical officer Zhang Ruming said that reason that the use so high difficulty and complex technique type, consider the patient future quality of life, because retained the thurl and knee joint’s function, the patient still may retain sits squatted the posture with below, this is very important to the female. Replaces the thigh with the calf, will then facilitate the present to install the artificial limb, caused the patient not to need to rely on the walking stick to walk, thus fell lowly to the surgery wound to the effect of patient quality of life. After, the patient puts on pants then to cover the artificial limb, externally has not affected, may have the positive impact on the patient point of view.