Chopart amputation


Cho·part am·pu·ta·tion

(shō-pahr'), amputation through the midtarsal joint; that is, between the tarsal navicular and the calcaneocuboid joints.

Cho·part am·pu·ta·tion

(shō-pahr' amp'yū-tā'shŭn) Amputation through the midtarsal joint; i.e., between the tarsal navicular and the calcaneocuboid joints.
Synonym(s): mediotarsal amputation.

Chopart amputation

Disarticulation at the midtarsal joint. See also: Chopart, François

Chopart,

François, French surgeon, 1743-1795. Chopart amputation - amputation through the midtarsal joint. Synonym(s): mediotarsal amputationChopart ankle dislocationChopart articulationChopart braceChopart fractureChopart joint - the synovial joints which act as a unit in allowing the front of the foot to pivot relative to the back of the foot about the longitudinal axis of the foot. Synonym(s): transverse tarsal jointChopart osseous joint injuryChopart partial foot prosthesis