[NoelPuppet]

her heel becomes a knee.

[DiamondSmiles]

Wouldn't she be following herself? One step forward and one step back. It's got to be difficult to walk, if she can at all.

[cave97]

Euh doc, I think we have a problem......

[King Herald]

Originally Posted by diamondsmiles ↗

Wouldn't she be following herself? One step forward and one step back. It's got to be difficult to walk, if she can at all.

I bet she can walk in small circles faster than anybody she knows.

[King Herald]

I give this thread 5 stars, as I've never seen any surgery stranger than this.

[curvature]

I think its called the Van ness procedure. The ankle becomes the knee.

[Parannoyed]

They fucked that up didnt they

[gatagato]

Here's a video showing how it works (the reason of the rotation is that the ankle flexes in the opposite direction compared to the knee).
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Saving Lives ... And Limbs -- In-Depth Doctor's Interview
(Interview with John Dormans, M.D., Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, Prof. of Orthopedic Surgery,
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia

[corpsehands]

Originally Posted by Thehelpinghand ↗

thats what happens when you go to Dr. nick for surgery

[TwistedPrincess]

"i am thrilled to have a rotationplasty. i count it as one of the greatest blessings of my entire life." (quote from video)

all i can say to that is "i am thrilled not to have (or need) a rotationplasty. i now count it as one of the greatest blessings of my entire life."

how sad it is that young children (video says procedure is most often done on children between the ages of 5-12) should even need this but i suppose it is better than the other options.

imagine the child in a group and they are doing the "hands shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes" thing. the kid with the rotationplasty would look rather strange at the "toes" part with one hand down and the other reaching behind where his/her "knee" should be.