Types
LEG
- Amputation of digits
- Partial foot amputation (Chopart, Lisfranc)
- Ankle disarticulation (Syme, Pyrogoff)
- Below-knee amputation (transtibial)
- Knee-bearing amputation (knee disarticulation)
- Above knee amputation (transfemoral)
- Van-ness rotation/rotationplasty
(Foot being turned around and reattached to allow the ankle joint to be used as a knee.) - Hip disarticulation
- Hemipelvectomy
ARM
- Amputation of digits
- Metacarpal amputation
- Wrist disarticulation
- Forearm amputation (transradial)
- Elbow disarticulation
- Above-elbow amputation (transhumeral)
- Shoulder disarticulation and forequarter amputation
- Krukenberg procedure
TEETH
- The avulsion of some teeth (mainly incisives) is or was practiced by some cultures for ritual purposes