Treatment options for osteosarcoma around the knee would include above knee amputation, limb salvage surgery with a tumor endoprosthesis, limb salvage surgery with knee fusion, and rotationplasty. Each of these procedures would have their own advantages and disadvantages. Cancer is not an easy disease for both the patient and the family, and the physician taking care of the patient. Cancer survivors are real life heroes. Shannah you impress me!
Rotationplasty was first described by Borggreve in 1927 and was popularized by Dr.Van Ness when he used theprocedure to treat patients with congenital femoral deficiency, it was Dr. Kotz and Saltzer who applied this procedure for sarcomas or cancer around the knee.
In this particular case it was used for treatment of Osteosarcoma, a very aggressive cancer.
@sambo734 I have had the procedure, actualy I was the second one the performed at the Mayo in Rochester. Mine was performed because I had cancer, and I am pretty sure that is the reason most are performed.
@joshuabrunner0075 Ah right, and sorry to hear you caught cancer. But I don't understand why the knee has to be removed, was it some sort of cancer in the knee? What type of cancer did you have if you don't mind me asking?
@sambo734 I had osseogenic sarcoma, which is a type of cancer, found in the bone, and most often in children under the age of 18 or 19. The tumor was right on my knee. There are several reasons to have this particular surgery, as apposed to having a regular amputation. One is that they can do the surgery without cutting nerves, thus eliminating "Phantum pains". Another is that using the foot and ankle provides a natural pressure point and joint for movement of the prosthetic limb.
@joshuabrunner0075 The original indication for rotationplasty is a birth defect called "Proximal Focal Femoral Deficiency", in which the upper end of the thigh bone fails to form, so that children to not have a ball of the hip joint. When done for that problem, the end of the thigh bone is turned around and fused to the hip socket, so the knee serves as the hip, and as shown on the video, the ankle can serve as an knee.
She just happens to be the happiest person i've ever met. Not photoshopped, its the real deal. She had bone cancer... retards... and it was rotationplasty or lose the entire leg. She is just great, and is BLESSED. Religion is a terrible word. She loves Jesus, Jesus loves her. Not any different from you loving your father and your father loving you, to be honest. She is inspiring and enjoys life more than most people i've ever met.
@rjc34 Religion has also been proven scientifically and empirically to contribute to health and wellbeing. Furthermore, it is religious people who are out there on the mission field in developing nations delivering treatment to those who cannot afford it.
@1hmm2 That's funny... a religious person attempting to use the scientific method to justify religion. The entire central dogma of religion (believing without evidence) flies completely in the opposite direction of science.
And sure, lots of missionaries go out and help people in developing nations... they also take advantage of them and push their beliefs on them, trying to wipe out whatever traditional beliefs they may have had.
i think it's supposed to be an obvious given here, though they did not choose to cover it, that she HAD to have the midsection of her leg removed. it's not a procedure done for giggles. bone cancer, for instance, might require such action to ensure complete removal of the affected tissue.
I expect more from the people asking why it was done, this is the internet people, there are such things as searches, though I have to agree that this video is confusing in the fact it does not explain why this would have to be done.
From the website I found in 1 second after doing a search for rotationplasty:
Children diagnosed with osteosarcoma or Ewing’s sarcoma in their distal femur are usually given three surgical options: complete amputation, limb-salvage, or rotationplasty.
@samiamred because a part the knee joint and stuff was destroyed or had to be removed, so instead of using a fake leg they kept a joint in the body which people can control and it works better
@samiamred tipically this proceadure is done to persons who had ostesarcoma or other pathollogy that had the knee amputated. So it has excellent results.
@samiamred the procedure is done most commonly for persons who still want to remain athletic and active but must have a limb amputation due to an osteosarcoma. A malignant (bad) tumor usually near the distal epiphysis of the femur (i.e, at the knee joint). Done in patients with a good prognosis who respond well to initial chemo txt. - Justin Cyr MD Candidate 2015 (i.e, med student)
@samiamred bone cancer mostly grows next to the knee, so they can either ampulate the entire leg below the knee, or do this, which allows the person to still have mobility where their knee use to be.
@BrocTheMagnifico if you didn't cut off their leg, they may develop gangrene and die. or their cancer may spread to the rest of the body. dumb comment.
I wonder if she feels a sensation of "backwardness"... essentially her knee and her ankle are doing the opposite motion, no? or at least as far as her brain is concerned.
according to her, it feels exactly the same as normal
"Not at all. During the operation they left the entire nerve intact so after it, moving my foot was the same as before. They actually got me to wriggle my toes as soon as I woke up to check that it was all ok. I was quite suprised that it felt completly normal."
A blessing? Doctors and scientists blessed you ? wrong bitch. you can thank scientists and doctors for their studying and not some fake ass religion bull shit.
a special favor, mercy, or benefit: the blessings of liberty.
"A patient referred to a beneficial surgical procedure as a blessing?! I must post angry comments on YouTube telling people that it wasn't thanks to God and that religion is fake-ass bullshit!!1! Rabble rabble rabble"
omg this sounds extreme. what if in ten years they come up with something so much better/efficient/healthier than this? you have no chance of recieving that care that you deserve because you already had this procedure!
@wootyeah222 These people don't have ten years to wait for a possible alternative. That's like saying, 'why go through chemo now when there could be a cure for cancer in 50 years?' -__- Congratulations for one of the dumbest comments on Youtube.
Rotationplasty is an operative procedure where a portion of a limb is removed, while the remaining limb below the involved portion is rotated and reattached. This procedure is used when a portion of an extremity is injured or involved with a disease, such as cancer.
No you idiot, this clearly is better then a normal leg and obviously performs better! Its a god damned foot, replacing a god damned knee. IT JUST MAKES SENSE!
I m not sure I would prefer this option to the normal amputation...
ANDIV 3 weeks ago
THE GIRL IN THIS VIDEO IS MY HERO
AllBusiness14701 1 month ago
:S I know someone who is getting this done.
MichaelJacksonEmmjay 2 months ago
My god
Varodunham92 2 months ago
ive got 1 of these ,cause i had a infection in my knee
musicgirlzoe1 2 months ago
I actually saw someone like this. Now, it all makes sense.
Iansane138 3 months ago
seems like it would be painful on the ankle
BrittanyBlythe7 6 months ago
Very clever
ChromaColt 8 months ago 3
crazzyyyyyy. awesome.
parradise1 9 months ago
id hit
papatooth1 9 months ago 2
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!! ..
SuperMcEdd 9 months ago
que fregon
totisol 9 months ago
why do you have to do this?!?
ExWafflez 10 months ago
oh my god :-O
kkklukin 10 months ago
a kid on my football team has cancer and has to have this kind of surgery!!!! :'(
BboyZboy101 10 months ago
Treatment options for osteosarcoma around the knee would include above knee amputation, limb salvage surgery with a tumor endoprosthesis, limb salvage surgery with knee fusion, and rotationplasty. Each of these procedures would have their own advantages and disadvantages. Cancer is not an easy disease for both the patient and the family, and the physician taking care of the patient. Cancer survivors are real life heroes. Shannah you impress me!
tumorex 1 year ago
Rotationplasty was first described by Borggreve in 1927 and was popularized by Dr.Van Ness when he used theprocedure to treat patients with congenital femoral deficiency, it was Dr. Kotz and Saltzer who applied this procedure for sarcomas or cancer around the knee.
In this particular case it was used for treatment of Osteosarcoma, a very aggressive cancer.
tumorex 1 year ago
Why do people need this done?? :S Is it if their knee joint doesn't work or somet. Becuase if not, then this is weird...
sambo734 1 year ago
@sambo734 I have had the procedure, actualy I was the second one the performed at the Mayo in Rochester. Mine was performed because I had cancer, and I am pretty sure that is the reason most are performed.
joshuabrunner0075 1 year ago 2
@joshuabrunner0075 Ah right, and sorry to hear you caught cancer. But I don't understand why the knee has to be removed, was it some sort of cancer in the knee? What type of cancer did you have if you don't mind me asking?
sambo734 1 year ago
@sambo734 I had osseogenic sarcoma, which is a type of cancer, found in the bone, and most often in children under the age of 18 or 19. The tumor was right on my knee. There are several reasons to have this particular surgery, as apposed to having a regular amputation. One is that they can do the surgery without cutting nerves, thus eliminating "Phantum pains". Another is that using the foot and ankle provides a natural pressure point and joint for movement of the prosthetic limb.
joshuabrunner0075 1 year ago
@joshuabrunner0075 The original indication for rotationplasty is a birth defect called "Proximal Focal Femoral Deficiency", in which the upper end of the thigh bone fails to form, so that children to not have a ball of the hip joint. When done for that problem, the end of the thigh bone is turned around and fused to the hip socket, so the knee serves as the hip, and as shown on the video, the ankle can serve as an knee.
jmichealhack 1 year ago
one more time the "new" medicine amazed me!! I'm just wondering who and when came with this
YorchMex 1 year ago
She just happens to be the happiest person i've ever met. Not photoshopped, its the real deal. She had bone cancer... retards... and it was rotationplasty or lose the entire leg. She is just great, and is BLESSED. Religion is a terrible word. She loves Jesus, Jesus loves her. Not any different from you loving your father and your father loving you, to be honest. She is inspiring and enjoys life more than most people i've ever met.
Cheezonian 1 year ago 4
@rjc34 Religion has also been proven scientifically and empirically to contribute to health and wellbeing. Furthermore, it is religious people who are out there on the mission field in developing nations delivering treatment to those who cannot afford it.
1hmm2 1 year ago
@1hmm2 That's funny... a religious person attempting to use the scientific method to justify religion. The entire central dogma of religion (believing without evidence) flies completely in the opposite direction of science.
And sure, lots of missionaries go out and help people in developing nations... they also take advantage of them and push their beliefs on them, trying to wipe out whatever traditional beliefs they may have had.
rjc34 1 year ago
@Atafect I don't care how impressive this is I'm getting out my flamethrower
yuriythebest 1 year ago
Amazing
Brotherbaylon 1 year ago
lol, we should destroy faults from nature so it wont be maken again.
RijenRijen 1 year ago
@BrocTheMagnifico
i think it's supposed to be an obvious given here, though they did not choose to cover it, that she HAD to have the midsection of her leg removed. it's not a procedure done for giggles. bone cancer, for instance, might require such action to ensure complete removal of the affected tissue.
mochajavatriscuit 1 year ago 6
I expect more from the people asking why it was done, this is the internet people, there are such things as searches, though I have to agree that this video is confusing in the fact it does not explain why this would have to be done.
From the website I found in 1 second after doing a search for rotationplasty:
Children diagnosed with osteosarcoma or Ewing’s sarcoma in their distal femur are usually given three surgical options: complete amputation, limb-salvage, or rotationplasty.
quoth09 1 year ago 3
1:59 so inspiring, great woman!
Gopfs 1 year ago 2
hold on...why did she have to do it?:s
samiamred 1 year ago 22
@samiamred its cool!!!
MrBubblesAndCo 11 months ago
@samiamred she had osteosarcoma - cancer in her knee
LoLoRitta66 10 months ago
@samiamred The part of the leg that is removed is usually diseased with like a tumor or something
pickupsomemilk 9 months ago
@samiamred because a part the knee joint and stuff was destroyed or had to be removed, so instead of using a fake leg they kept a joint in the body which people can control and it works better
Kassie0ate0a0cow 9 months ago
@samiamred for fun
payingwithfire 9 months ago
@samiamred tipically this proceadure is done to persons who had ostesarcoma or other pathollogy that had the knee amputated. So it has excellent results.
tsuyoikuma 7 months ago 4
@samiamred Cancer among other issues that cause that section to be removed.
SalgatAustin 3 months ago
@samiamred because jews
erquenoir 1 month ago
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ragdollrunt 4 days ago
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@samiamred the procedure is done most commonly for persons who still want to remain athletic and active but must have a limb amputation due to an osteosarcoma. A malignant (bad) tumor usually near the distal epiphysis of the femur (i.e, at the knee joint). Done in patients with a good prognosis who respond well to initial chemo txt. - Justin Cyr MD Candidate 2015 (i.e, med student)
ragdollrunt 4 days ago
@samiamred bone cancer mostly grows next to the knee, so they can either ampulate the entire leg below the knee, or do this, which allows the person to still have mobility where their knee use to be.
btyson2 4 days ago
@btyson2 that makes sense, I wish the video was a bit more informative on that matter.
samiamred 3 days ago
omg what happen to her leg!! AH! I never want to lose a body part!!!
boylebongo 1 year ago 2
looks photoshopped
joumenpoonk 1 year ago
@BrocTheMagnifico dude i just laughed so hard. oh man that's terrible but thanks.
aimlessfaces 1 year ago
Wow, they should have really told us why you'd need one of those in the video. I thought they were doing it just because they could.
chupwn 1 year ago 2
I have a friend with this, he is now 26, and a Paralympic athlete in Canada
jjef21 1 year ago
@BrocTheMagnifico if you didn't cut off their leg, they may develop gangrene and die. or their cancer may spread to the rest of the body. dumb comment.
XerxesOmicron 1 year ago 4
0:25
YOU DAWG I HERD YOU LIKE FOOT SO WE PUT A FOOT IN YO FOOT
btnheazy03 1 year ago
@BrocTheMagnifico They said "the healthy lower leg" so their options are Rotationplasty or an amputation.
secondsock 1 year ago 3
I wonder if she feels a sensation of "backwardness"... essentially her knee and her ankle are doing the opposite motion, no? or at least as far as her brain is concerned.
FoamingGypsy 1 year ago
@FoamingGypsy
according to her, it feels exactly the same as normal
"Not at all. During the operation they left the entire nerve intact so after it, moving my foot was the same as before. They actually got me to wriggle my toes as soon as I woke up to check that it was all ok. I was quite suprised that it felt completly normal."
SPDemon420 1 year ago
Ok, I'm sorry, maybe I'm missing something, but why in the hell would you do this?!
robynbird28 1 year ago
@robynbird28 it explains in the video that it is only necessary for infants that having a condition with part of their legs.
REANIMATION980 1 year ago
WHY
ForceUser 1 year ago
WHY WOULD YOU CUT OFF YOUR LEG
abacusasian 1 year ago
Man this is awesome but I know my friends and I would have called this girl something stupid like backwards-leg-girl.
I'm stupid just like my friends.
jeembomb 1 year ago
A blessing? Doctors and scientists blessed you ? wrong bitch. you can thank scientists and doctors for their studying and not some fake ass religion bull shit.
fr3d420 1 year ago
@fr3d420 Bro, why u so mad?
AzizVikram 1 year ago 12
@fr3d420
bless·ing —noun
a special favor, mercy, or benefit: the blessings of liberty.
"A patient referred to a beneficial surgical procedure as a blessing?! I must post angry comments on YouTube telling people that it wasn't thanks to God and that religion is fake-ass bullshit!!1! Rabble rabble rabble"
Baldurpet 1 year ago
@Baldurpet
its pretty clear she meant a divine blessing.. which is BS.
KarinMikazuki 1 year ago
2:00 Is where they show her walking on it. Incredible!
GAQ01 1 year ago
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fake.
shoegazer666 1 year ago
@shoegazer666 It's not fake. It's real. Look up other videos on youtube with kids that have it.
mhenke10 1 year ago 4
omg this sounds extreme. what if in ten years they come up with something so much better/efficient/healthier than this? you have no chance of recieving that care that you deserve because you already had this procedure!
wootyeah222 1 year ago
@wootyeah222 These people don't have ten years to wait for a possible alternative. That's like saying, 'why go through chemo now when there could be a cure for cancer in 50 years?' -__- Congratulations for one of the dumbest comments on Youtube.
rudZ18 1 year ago
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
JTravisRolko 1 year ago
Man, this is so wierd but its so cool too
essnaaaminnaa2007 1 year ago
@LadyRelena000 This is an alternative to complete amputation.
I've gotta say, your comment is very 4chan.
valkyrio 1 year ago 2
@LadyRelena000
Rotationplasty is an operative procedure where a portion of a limb is removed, while the remaining limb below the involved portion is rotated and reattached. This procedure is used when a portion of an extremity is injured or involved with a disease, such as cancer.
The operation is also called a Van-ness rotation.
Source: Wikipedia
Elku 1 year ago 2
@LadyRelena000 knee cancer.
XrPKaldra 1 year ago
@BrocTheMagnifico
No you idiot, this clearly is better then a normal leg and obviously performs better! Its a god damned foot, replacing a god damned knee. IT JUST MAKES SENSE!
/s
Again, you're an idiot.
MingkMT 1 year ago 3
@BrocTheMagnifico this
OFeebo 1 year ago
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
drake6k 1 year ago
but why?!?
jnberger 1 year ago
RULE 34.
OD533 1 year ago 3
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BigBossFatCat 1 year ago
whoever thought of this procedure was really thinking out of the box that day.
HuasoPodrido 1 year ago 3
I wonder if she can move those toes?
pwnt7 1 year ago
@pwnt7 Yes she can!
Danielnovoa123 1 year ago 2
greeat video ! :-) i dont have this but it makes me understand now !
HylianFury 1 year ago