Pirogoff amputation


Pi·ro·goff am·pu·ta·tion

(pē'rō-gof), amputation of the foot; the lower articular surfaces of the tibia and fibula are sawed through and the ends covered with a portion of the os calcis that has also been sawed through from above posteriorly downward and forward.

Pi·ro·goff am·pu·tation

(pēr'ō-gof amp'yū-tā'shŭn) Surgical removal of the foot; the lower articular surfaces of the tibia and fibula are sawed through and the ends covered with a portion of the os calcis, which has also been sawed through from above posteriorly downward and forward.

Pirogoff amputation

(pir′ŏ-gof″) [Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogoff, Russian surgeon, 1810–1881] Amputation of the foot at the ankle, removing a portion of the os calcis.

Pirogoff,

Nikolai I., Russian surgeon, 1810-1881. Pirogoff amputation - amputation of the foot.Pirogoff angle - the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins; in neuroradiology, the angle of union of the superior thalamostriate vein with the internal cerebral vein. Synonym(s): venous anglePirogoff operationPirogoff triangle - a triangle formed by the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle, the posterior border of the mylohyoid muscle, and the hypoglossal nerve.