Carden amputation

Car·den am·pu·ta·tion

(kar'dĕn), transcondylar amputation of the thigh, the femur is sawed through the condyles just above the articular surface.

Car·den am·pu·ta·tion

(kahr'dĕn amp'yū-tā'shŭn) Transcondylar amputation of the leg; the femur is sawed through the condyles just above the articular surface.

Carden,

Henry D., English surgeon, d. 1872. Carden amputation - transcondylar amputation of the leg in which the femur is sawed through the condyles just above the articular surface.