What is a rotationplasty?

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  • čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
  • A rotationplasty is surgical procedure that provides an excellent cancer treatment option for patients with tumors in or near the knee joint, such as sarcoma. This specialized cancer treatment is best applied in children who are still growing.
    During this procedure, the surgeon removes the affected portion of bone, along with the knee joint. The major artery, vein, and nerve leading to the foot are saved.
    The lower portion of the leg is rotated 180 degrees counter clockwise and then attached to the upper portion of the leg.
    The ankle is now on the same plane as the former knee, with the foot and toes pointing backward and the heel facing forward. Because of the rotation, the ankle bends in the same direction as the knee.
    The surgeon will take into account the age of the child and their growth potential. Initially, the surgically-modified knee center will be lower than the unaffected knee. As the child grows and bones lengthen, the knee centers will match.
    In three to six months, after the bones have healed, the patient can be fitted for a prosthesis. The patient’s foot fits inside the socket of the prosthesis and the ankle functions as the knee joint. In time, the patient will develop greater control, function and mobility. Most patients are able to walk unassisted and return to their regular activities, including playing sports.
    Learn more about rotationplasty and other specialized orthopedic oncology surgeries that can help preserve cancer patients' active lifestyles: www.mdanderson.org/publicatio...
    Request an appointment at MD Anderson by calling 1-877-632-6789 or by completing an online self-referral: my.mdanderson.org/RequestAppo...

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  • @adonismoy721
    @adonismoy721 Před 4 lety +22388

    The man who thought of that was either a mad scientist or a genius, both of which is admirable

    • @Sizdothyx
      @Sizdothyx Před 3 lety +1296

      It's remarkable how often those two traits coincide.

    • @LetsMars
      @LetsMars Před 3 lety +616

      Actually, it was a woman.

    • @sandresoalagano7344
      @sandresoalagano7344 Před 3 lety +310

      He or she is a genius for sure.

    • @EinsamPibroch278
      @EinsamPibroch278 Před 3 lety +114

      666th like here.
      Mad Science is the only way forward.

    • @laksoysoy
      @laksoysoy Před 3 lety +13

      crazy aint it

  • @austinussery612
    @austinussery612 Před 3 lety +7955

    Their knee floating up into the heavens is an image that I will never forget

  • @haidynluvsparamore
    @haidynluvsparamore Před rokem +568

    POV: you were the first person to sleep at a sleepover

  • @jordans_blog
    @jordans_blog Před rokem +915

    A kid at my school has this surgery. I didn’t know him, but one day I saw a kid with a rotated foot up high. I hope he is now doing well now.

  • @raymiku9910
    @raymiku9910 Před 2 lety +16568

    The fact this isn't a meme just shows you how equally bizarre and amazing the human body is. Modern medicine sure is genius.

    • @ButterMllk
      @ButterMllk Před 2 lety +386

      True, imagine trusting different colored rocks instead of modern medicine

    • @globalwarrior16
      @globalwarrior16 Před 2 lety +25

      MD Anderson cancer Center
      I was going to make a joke about that untill it showed up in my suggestions list

    • @unnutz5231
      @unnutz5231 Před 2 lety +26

      It's not that modern.
      It's possible since about the middle of the last century.

    • @chimsloyalty3880
      @chimsloyalty3880 Před 2 lety +6

      Is it really though

    • @steijnpy
      @steijnpy Před 2 lety +16

      Its a meme now

  • @thespicywolf8818
    @thespicywolf8818 Před 3 lety +6821

    I thought this was a joke then realised.
    Pretty smart though

    • @blaxxteam
      @blaxxteam Před 3 lety +27

      same

    • @medicalgossip820
      @medicalgossip820 Před 3 lety +56

      No .. it's scary... Spooky

    • @rgbisme1295
      @rgbisme1295 Před 3 lety +50

      I think it is resourceful but kind of grim. I assume you need to make the decision for this surgery pretty early on. Still very interesting

    • @natushek2015
      @natushek2015 Před 3 lety

      Same

    • @xaviervansteen290
      @xaviervansteen290 Před 3 lety +4

      Same here. I was also distracted by the scar tissue tune.

  • @corc7931
    @corc7931 Před rokem +112

    I got so upset when I saw the ankle being rotated 180 degrees, but I felt such relief when I saw they are getting a prosthesis. Mad respect to the doctor or surgeon who came up with this!

  • @ashtremble
    @ashtremble Před rokem +180

    This is actually genius, whoever came up with this is a hero

  • @leeluv96
    @leeluv96 Před 3 lety +4603

    Man they had me think, why would they ever. It wasn't until she on her prosthetic. The foot acts like a knee.

    • @wesleyfg8761
      @wesleyfg8761 Před 3 lety +133

      Yeees, because prostetic knees are hard to control

    • @samuraijonz6510
      @samuraijonz6510 Před 3 lety +25

      Same here I was like what in the until I saw how well it functions as a replacement knee

    • @pixel2439
      @pixel2439 Před 3 lety +56

      honestly i breathed a sigh of relief when i figured out that the foot wouldn't just remain awkwardly in position like that for the rest of their lives

    • @heckrealm1935
      @heckrealm1935 Před 3 lety +3

      Same! i was thinking just cut it all off but she can walk tho, so is a plus.

    • @maddiemadd8413
      @maddiemadd8413 Před 3 lety +1

      Thank for the explanation. I was so lost lol

  • @theMixElite
    @theMixElite Před 3 lety +71513

    I was 100% it was a funny joke video, until I saw the real footage.

    • @sofiagamboa9853
      @sofiagamboa9853 Před 3 lety +1581

      Omg same

    • @xxmeme5terxx706
      @xxmeme5terxx706 Před 3 lety +1916

      Same i was like no way thats possible until i saw the video

    • @ser6170
      @ser6170 Před 3 lety +129

      xd

    • @heinzguderian628
      @heinzguderian628 Před 3 lety +460

      Men
      That looks like some kind of strange torture

    • @sebasgovel
      @sebasgovel Před 3 lety +253

      Wait, there's a real photo?
      Edit: ok, I don't gonna see this twice

  • @josephtrainonthetrack
    @josephtrainonthetrack Před rokem +52

    It's crazy to think that this video became a "first one to fall asleep at a sleepover" meme. That aside, I found this video to be quite interesting and informative. I didn't realize prosthesis could work in this manner!

  • @CosmicVoid420
    @CosmicVoid420 Před 6 měsíci +7

    man life can be brutal. i was watching this while feeling a little bit down and all of a sudden i don't feel down anymore. as well as i feel more grateful for what i have.

  • @atlas1924
    @atlas1924 Před 2 lety +8103

    "remove only the affected part and bone"
    *PROCEEDS TO TAKE OFF THE WHOLE LEG*

    • @Paul_K_
      @Paul_K_ Před 2 lety +418

      it's all about making it as easy as possible to use a prosthetic leg. Much better to have half your leg removed, but with a joint that lines up with your other knee, then to have a longer (but still shortened) leg you can't bend.

    • @10ulcinj
      @10ulcinj Před 2 lety +216

      The Sad part is, it is the affected Area :/ Bone Cancer spreads quite rapidly untreated.

    • @MrNicePotato
      @MrNicePotato Před 2 lety +84

      because the whole leg is affected :(

    • @PutraRhm
      @PutraRhm Před 2 lety +32

      This is the thing with surgery, funny af.

    • @magicman7447
      @magicman7447 Před 2 lety +9

      Well, you can't replace something that's still mostly there.

  • @N7gamer1337
    @N7gamer1337 Před 3 lety +13123

    I did not search for this, and most likely neither did you.

    • @Drtanujavats
      @Drtanujavats Před 3 lety +11

      Hahahaha true 😅😅

    • @EinsamPibroch278
      @EinsamPibroch278 Před 3 lety +32

      No, but we are grateful to know this exists.

    • @Peanutbutter501
      @Peanutbutter501 Před 3 lety +1

      First reply

    • @mix0nix
      @mix0nix Před 3 lety +1

      true

    • @TheProxy2
      @TheProxy2 Před 3 lety +20

      I did lmao. I legit just randomly thought of "is reattaching limbs possible" this morning and found a kid with rotated foot on his knee in my search. Then i went to youtube.

  • @CEPHALOMOSH
    @CEPHALOMOSH Před rokem +15

    Nothing but the best from MD Anderson. Its good to know my hometown has me in good hands if I’m ever diagnosed with cancer.

  • @SpartanUruk
    @SpartanUruk Před 4 měsíci +3

    This is really an amazing surgery, I couldnt believe my eyes the first time I seen that news story about that young girl who danced and could still dance even after they surgery. Out of all the surgeries this one looks to affect live the least. Amazing job whoever designed it and those surgeons who perform it.

  • @AmbroseyAmber
    @AmbroseyAmber Před 3 lety +12670

    I was so confused about how did someone create a meme account named "MD anderson cancer center" and get verified until I notice this is a legit medical video...

  • @bobloblaw9679
    @bobloblaw9679 Před 2 lety +5425

    the image of those blood vessels and nerve just floating in space after they remove the knee is haunting me

    • @KatouMiwa
      @KatouMiwa Před 2 lety +134

      same. what it they tangle or bend causing blockage XD

    • @miaa7968
      @miaa7968 Před 2 lety +211

      Dealing with it on an actual body is just as bad. I spent a whole dissection trying to isolate a branch of the brachial plexus (nerve organisation of the upper limb) from a cadaver and seeing it just dangling out there at the end was an experience.

    • @patrickneedham7915
      @patrickneedham7915 Před 2 lety +30

      @@miaa7968 _uuuugguggugughghghghugghghghhghghghghhughhghg_

    • @cristo5594
      @cristo5594 Před 2 lety +36

      now im imaginating someone having their foot only connected by blood vessels and being dragged around while they walk

    • @TheNewton
      @TheNewton Před 2 lety +3

      As opposed to blood vessels and nerve just laying there on the surgical table during the degloving?

  • @addie6400
    @addie6400 Před 11 měsíci +5

    My dad had surgery for his cancer and had to go to the doctors today for a check-up and to ask questions. I asked the doctor what was the craziest thing he has done at his work and he sent me this video and said he did this surgery two times.

  • @PGrayOfficial
    @PGrayOfficial Před rokem +17

    I got this procedure once. It taught me a valuable lesson: never be the first to fall asleep.

  • @Ocelot429
    @Ocelot429 Před 2 lety +9969

    The fact that they design prosthetic legs with the idea that someone now has a foot reversed at their knee is absolutely genius. That way they can have a prosthesis that actually bends at the knee and they have full control over it.
    Just an absolutely mind blowing and clever solution.

    • @ForgottenMemoriesSou
      @ForgottenMemoriesSou Před 2 lety +325

      Yeah I was so confused at first and then realized that its practical. If it works it works I guess.

    • @Nothing19998
      @Nothing19998 Před 2 lety +26

      you said the same thing in both sentences

    • @thegk-verse4216
      @thegk-verse4216 Před 2 lety +33

      But the ankle doesn't fold anywhere as far as a knee will, so it looks rather limited, or can the ankle bend further with some practice or the prosthesis make up for it

    • @vesplatdamaged6994
      @vesplatdamaged6994 Před 2 lety +80

      it's sounds so grotesque in theory; but in practice

    • @fuzzykoala6168
      @fuzzykoala6168 Před 2 lety +18

      @@thegk-verse4216 I actually think it is quite similar. Their is a difference but from the looks of it I don’t think it is a lot

  • @tyjones4578
    @tyjones4578 Před 2 lety +4552

    ive never transitioned so quickly from uncontrollable laughter to feeling like i need to donate to a reputable charity before in my life. This video was a setup😭

    • @magicaldemonboy100
      @magicaldemonboy100 Před 2 lety +99

      @Brian No need to be rude about it. Relax, Darren.

    • @mark030531
      @mark030531 Před 2 lety +40

      @Brian Aww it's okay, Herobrine's not real buddy. He's not coming to get you.

    • @eggrollsoup
      @eggrollsoup Před 2 lety +65

      @Brian because at first he thought it was a joke video. chill

    • @seenreboot5244
      @seenreboot5244 Před 2 lety +41

      @Brian it's very funny, the way how they animate the leg coming off is gold.

    • @reygenne1
      @reygenne1 Před 2 lety +5

      @Brian look whos in 2021 now, era of the some funny

  • @Beanibirb
    @Beanibirb Před 6 měsíci +8

    Found this from a meme and learning about it is absolutely fascinating, medical science is a modern marvel

  • @joeculpepper1677
    @joeculpepper1677 Před rokem +1

    Wow! that is amazing .That is so awesome how the ankle became the knee joint, never seen anything quite like this .but it's totally amazing 😲

  • @Blessed_Sound
    @Blessed_Sound Před 3 lety +15635

    I thought this was a meme video for a second

  • @yamilcoloma6677
    @yamilcoloma6677 Před 3 lety +2351

    "Why don't we put the foot backwards? lol"
    *Actually works to help patients keep their mobility*

  • @muhamadmufid8464
    @muhamadmufid8464 Před rokem +11

    Bro its just a prank
    The prank:

  • @TheRealBerri
    @TheRealBerri Před rokem +4

    At first I thought this was a joke, until I saw an actual person with the surgery 💀💀💀 I have mad respect for the person who came up with this.

  • @raze7x
    @raze7x Před 3 lety +7818

    I want to send a big hug to the people that had this kind of surgery.

  • @PilkScientist
    @PilkScientist Před 2 lety +4002

    Some doctor really went "knee? Ankle? They're both joints, it'll work" and it did. Medicine is genuinely wonderful.

    • @pteridixon3380
      @pteridixon3380 Před rokem +26

      Cotton Hill

    • @Jappa3
      @Jappa3 Před rokem +142

      “Look who fell asleep first”
      “Prank em john”

  • @MrPomegranX
    @MrPomegranX Před rokem +2

    The surgeon who first tried this must have been a complete badass

  • @shantidutbansode2
    @shantidutbansode2 Před 2 lety +1

    I never knew such thing exists, this is a pure miracle!!!!!

  • @ThatMadCat
    @ThatMadCat Před 3 lety +28953

    What do they do with the knee part? Can I buy it?

  • @georgevasilopoulos5359
    @georgevasilopoulos5359 Před 2 lety +17913

    POV: you are the first one to sleep at a sleepover (rookie mistake)

  • @galacticedits759
    @galacticedits759 Před rokem +2

    That’s actually so smart! Medicine is awesome! I actually strive to be a nurse one day

  • @Kinzo_12
    @Kinzo_12 Před rokem +5

    Dude, its just a prank.
    The prank:

  • @zmer0zz
    @zmer0zz Před 2 lety +9413

    I had this surgery nearly 20 years ago, I was 11 at the time and I had no idea what they where talking about. But I was amazed how easy it was to learn how to walk again, no trouble at all. Next to no phantom pain aswell. Really glad I was able to do this, instead of just chopping the leg off.

    • @mdanderson
      @mdanderson  Před 2 lety +1310

      We're so glad to hear you're doing well. Best wishes to you.

    • @grim_bbx2241
      @grim_bbx2241 Před 2 lety +306

      Wow you my friend are a warrior, i just had a medical scare where i thought i might of had cancer but everything turned out to be okay. i reevaluated my life, i stopped smoking and improved my diet. Surgery is terrifying to me i wont lie, so my hat truly goes off to anyone who takes that hurdle and keeps fighting everyday.

    • @perseusarkouda
      @perseusarkouda Před 2 lety +86

      I was actually curious about the phantom pain. Glad you don't have it and hopefully other patients don't too.

    • @MrAlien23
      @MrAlien23 Před 2 lety +37

      props to that surgeon who did your procedure, 20 years ago too

    • @zyzzenjoyer7825
      @zyzzenjoyer7825 Před 2 lety +77

      @@mdanderson I legit thought this video was a joke until the very end

  • @FandomChronicle
    @FandomChronicle Před 3 lety +3832

    Ankle after surgery: I'm a knee now
    In all seriousness, this procedure along with many, is a life saving one, respect and best wishes to all who under go any kind of surgery

  • @senireye.5597
    @senireye.5597 Před 8 měsíci +8

    pov: youre the first one to fall asleep first at a sleepover

  • @Gamer36046
    @Gamer36046 Před rokem +4

    I remember doing this with some buds with another friend who was asleep as a prank during a sleep over, good times.

    • @luimigel
      @luimigel Před rokem

      wait, did you enjoy performing surgeries with your friends while they sleep?

  • @MRMAG-bq8yr
    @MRMAG-bq8yr Před 3 lety +23652

    They had us in the first half not gonna lie

  • @tsarfox3462
    @tsarfox3462 Před 2 lety +8240

    I went into this wondering why this procedure exists. Then I thought, oh ok because of malignant tumors but, how does this help the person walk? Then they explained the prosthetic leg and I was just really impressed. That's ingenious.

    • @SillyFunnyDummy
      @SillyFunnyDummy Před 2 lety +32

      they apparently can also walk even without the prosthetic

    • @arci5696
      @arci5696 Před 2 lety +111

      right? i always thought it was just a cut off leg with no foot

    • @BebopBun
      @BebopBun Před 2 lety +81

      I wanna know who thought of it first, like, what exactly was going through their mind

    • @Metalborn710
      @Metalborn710 Před 2 lety +8

      Wow what a blow by blow of your experience watching this 1:40 second video. Thrilling stuff.

    • @bdawg8907
      @bdawg8907 Před 2 lety +10

      I was thinking the same thing…. Why would you ever want to do this!?! Being able to restore someone’s mobility! Absolutely fantastic!

  • @KiiXii
    @KiiXii Před rokem +3

    POV: you survived the femur breaker so they are repairing your leg.

  • @dietz123
    @dietz123 Před rokem +5

    pov: you fell asleep first at the sleepover (rookie mistake)

  • @friedec3622
    @friedec3622 Před 2 lety +1728

    Everybody gangsta until it's actually real.

    • @catakuri6678
      @catakuri6678 Před 2 lety +31

      i knew it was real from the beginning, i don't know how most people thought it was a joke

    • @camomoose7052
      @camomoose7052 Před 2 lety +76

      @@catakuri6678
      Its cutting off a leg and putting it on backwards.
      Sounds to weird to be true, thats why a lot of people thought it was a joke.

    • @mikehawk849
      @mikehawk849 Před 2 lety +2

      @@catakuri6678 woooshed right over your head.

    • @weiu2314
      @weiu2314 Před 2 lety

      True

    • @weiu2314
      @weiu2314 Před 2 lety +1

      @@catakuri6678 0:37 Because the sudden swelling of the calf makes me doubt

  • @BattlefrontZero
    @BattlefrontZero Před 3 lety +1864

    This video sounds so casual, like it's explaining how to mend a broken arm or something.

    • @davidbass6780
      @davidbass6780 Před 3 lety +12

      Is there a difference between a broken arm and leg? Cancer is something that's technically broken

    • @willythepool3812
      @willythepool3812 Před 3 lety +7

      What's hard is mend broken heart hiya...

    • @leifabianhidajat4872
      @leifabianhidajat4872 Před 3 lety +7

      @@willythepool3812 Sounds like someone just got their heart shattered lol

    • @leelavathih342
      @leelavathih342 Před 3 lety +2

      dude mending a broken arm isn't casual either lol

    • @vanajaajith6222
      @vanajaajith6222 Před 3 lety +3

      @@willythepool3812 uncle roger

  • @TheFurryMemelord
    @TheFurryMemelord Před rokem +3

    Props to everyone who is actually taking this seriously instead of just laughing at it and treating it like a meme

  • @iamzhenn7021
    @iamzhenn7021 Před 9 měsíci +7

    Barely any comments: Normal
    Most of the time: "when you are the first to sleep at a sleepover 💀"

  • @nuadha5868
    @nuadha5868 Před 3 lety +3032

    The saying "I'm going to steal your kneecaps" was made literally here.

  • @ZacharyDietze
    @ZacharyDietze Před 3 lety +3592

    That’s... actually kind of interesting.
    Never did I think a foot being attached higher and backwards would be so casual for such a devastating procedure, but here we are.
    It’s very weird, but extremely fascinating at the same time for how our bodies can adopt.

    • @UJustGotGamed
      @UJustGotGamed Před 3 lety +39

      @Tracchofyre ..or logic? 180 degree rotation

    • @ted2ar
      @ted2ar Před 3 lety +18

      Uhm.... gumball supposed to be a little dumb am I right? And zach is not your real name

    • @josephdahdouh2725
      @josephdahdouh2725 Před 3 lety +23

      adapt*

  • @13jadenmatthewdonozo71
    @13jadenmatthewdonozo71 Před rokem +3

    pov when the game controls are inverted

  • @COLOREDLESS.
    @COLOREDLESS. Před 8 měsíci +1

    You know thinking about it, the doctor who made this is a genius

  • @Dita2233
    @Dita2233 Před 3 lety +19552

    When youtube gives you weird recomendation

  • @jiwoos19
    @jiwoos19 Před 2 lety +4389

    I didn't read the channel name and thought this was a meme. I am insanely impressed by the ingenuity and skill to make this possible and my heart is warmed knowing there are people who have better lives because of breakthroughs like these even if it is a little bit.

  • @Greatj-Gil
    @Greatj-Gil Před 3 měsíci +2

    When you fall asleep at the sleepover first

  • @BookWormerx
    @BookWormerx Před rokem +2

    POV: you fell asleep first in the sleepover

  • @gameglitchr9105
    @gameglitchr9105 Před 2 lety +4338

    As horrifying a thought that is backward foot as my new knee joint is, I'm super glad that this not only works but is very effective, apparently. Still, I will never unsee backward foot as a new knee joint. That will haunt me until the day I die, and hopefully no longer.

    • @timloth2994
      @timloth2994 Před 2 lety +2

      To be fair, I believe this is rather cheaper than just connecting a whole bionic leg. Therefore I see this as an absolute win.

    • @Ervick10b
      @Ervick10b Před 2 lety

      No replies

    • @nekokna
      @nekokna Před 2 lety +4

      imagine cutting the nails on that reversed foot

    • @DarkSignal59
      @DarkSignal59 Před 2 lety +3

      I genuinely felt a little sick to my stomach for a bit and cringed. It's really offsetting seeing something that could've easily been made by a horror movie mad scientist, in a real life scenario. Don't get me wrong, if the person receiving this is ok with it and they get their life saved, good for them. But visually.....yikes.

    • @TheProfessor66
      @TheProfessor66 Před 2 lety

      I feel bad for you honestly

  • @oceanstaiga5928
    @oceanstaiga5928 Před 2 lety +2476

    As a childhood cancer survivor I forget that people don’t know about it. I saw two kids on my ward that had this done. It’s really so innovative because you keep a real knee joint and the prosthetics have to be only below knee so it leaves way more mobility. I thought it looked a little funny the first time I saw it but when I saw the kid walk super well on prosthetics real soon it made me so happy. And after seeing it twice it’s really not that weird anymore ^^

    • @mdanderson
      @mdanderson  Před 2 lety +145

      We're thinking of you.

    • @mateuszk2307
      @mateuszk2307 Před 2 lety +20

      Respect dude, I think You're right

    • @yan7789
      @yan7789 Před 2 lety +4

      Did you get this surgery yourself?

    • @staple_boi
      @staple_boi Před rokem +1

      I guess but your ankle has nowhere near the necessary amount of flex that your knee joint does

    • @CrossCalipso
      @CrossCalipso Před rokem +4

      This is real?! I genuinely thought it was a meme

  • @brianery
    @brianery Před 8 měsíci +4

    girls prank: haha i swapped your shampoo with water
    boys pranks:

  • @CabeloRaspado
    @CabeloRaspado Před 8 měsíci +16

    "Its's just a prank bro!"
    The prank:
    -🤖

  • @Jonathonson
    @Jonathonson Před 3 lety +1180

    I'm glad I'm not alone when I say that I legit thought this was some stupid meme, but then learning that this is how some prosthetics actually work.

    • @ButtonRinser
      @ButtonRinser Před 2 lety +4

      OH WHAT

    • @ekathe85
      @ekathe85 Před 2 lety +1

      Well this is technically a meme, in its original meaning as a gene analogy. It is a piece of information that has found a way to spread and replicate. In this case, mimicry. It's a serious surgical procedure video we wouldn't have clicked if it wasn't masquerading as some stupid shitpost

  • @RatusMax
    @RatusMax Před 3 lety +673

    At first I was like "Uhh no wth am I suppose to do with an inverted foot?" Then I was like "Ok that works"...It's far better than a total removal. If ever I am put in that situation, I can live with that.

  • @adorable_yangire
    @adorable_yangire Před rokem +3

    never fall asleep first at the 3am sleepover

  • @mostafahassan40
    @mostafahassan40 Před rokem +2

    الحمد لله الذي عافانا مما ابتلى به غيرنا و فضلنا على كثير من خلقه تفضيلا

  • @junyiyang9267
    @junyiyang9267 Před 3 lety +3322

    *Sees thumbnail*
    Me: Ha, must be a joke
    Video: *shows real footage*
    Me: *Surprised Pikachu*

  • @EpreTroll
    @EpreTroll Před 3 lety +8070

    How do you deal with the upper leg being 1 bone and the lower leg being 2 bones. How does that line up

    • @xdash3585
      @xdash3585 Před 3 lety +215

      Aronou

    • @northernalpine4350
      @northernalpine4350 Před 3 lety +238

      they probably fuse the three bones into one junction

    • @tzevele7920
      @tzevele7920 Před 3 lety +305

      the small bone of the lower leg (the fibula) is pretty much useless so they attach the other bone (the tibia) onto the femur, just like that

    • @Nytrouse
      @Nytrouse Před 2 lety +110

      The tibia (larger of the two) is cut and connected to the cut femur. The fibula is left whole and the extending portion is inserted into the thigh (unlike what is shown in this video).

    • @papaemeritusiv1687
      @papaemeritusiv1687 Před 2 lety +25

      this piano man is the last person i expected to see in this comment section

  • @arandomhashbrown3756
    @arandomhashbrown3756 Před rokem

    At first I was like, there is no way this could be useful for people.
    But then I watched the rest and I was genuinely impressed.

  • @jay53648
    @jay53648 Před rokem

    This just twisted my whole mind, I’ve never seen this before. Like to actually flip a whole foot surgically? Im shook 🤯 That’s Crazy!

  • @llDbGll
    @llDbGll Před 2 lety +1022

    This looks exactly like a shitpost up until the last 20 second. Mind boggling technology and practicality. I'm impressed and full of respect towards the people who came up with this.

    • @savetrees6005
      @savetrees6005 Před 2 lety

      yes

    • @BookGuy1
      @BookGuy1 Před 2 lety

      Wow 400 likes without a single reply.
      Except for mine if course.

    • @1323GamerTV
      @1323GamerTV Před 2 lety

      modern medicine has some cool ass shit

    • @ass640
      @ass640 Před 2 lety

      Yeh I thought why the fuck are they giving them 1 leg shorter than the other and the wrong way round are they trolling?

    • @padzgaming5932
      @padzgaming5932 Před 2 lety

      u mean 40 srconds

  • @zdvxr
    @zdvxr Před 3 lety +746

    A friend of mine had this after having cancer in their leg. It doesn’t stop her from doing anything!

  • @atariconcepcion5597
    @atariconcepcion5597 Před rokem +2

    "Chill bro, it's just a prank"
    The prank:

  • @moisterpackle
    @moisterpackle Před rokem

    At first, I thought this looked really really weird. But now that I watched it,
    IT'S FREAKIN' GENIUS!!
    Seriously, that's really cool! Our technology is amazing!!

  • @mantidream8179
    @mantidream8179 Před 2 lety +920

    I thought this was pretty ridiculous at first, but yeah, I can see how it would be incredibly useful to have your foot, even if backwards, for the purposes of operating prosthesis. Whoever came up with this surgery was thinking outside the box.

    • @runtergerutscht4401
      @runtergerutscht4401 Před 2 lety +36

      I imagine it'd be hella awkward to cope with the fact that your ankle has been turned into a knee and is now facing backwards, tho.
      I'm sure I'd be able to learn to work with it eventually, but it'd be super weird. Glad I still got both legs

  • @imakerandomvideos8267
    @imakerandomvideos8267 Před 3 lety +837

    Just imagine how much trial and error had to be done to get here

    • @andressilva2055
      @andressilva2055 Před 3 lety +87

      Please don't fuel my imagination.

    • @Not_A-Bear
      @Not_A-Bear Před 3 lety +29

      I’d rather not

    • @MouseGoat
      @MouseGoat Před 3 lety +76

      Actually i think a lot less that you would assume.
      Som highly intelligent minds have surely looked over the problem and realized that this would probably work just fine.
      The hole crowing into place thing is surely not something that came into surprise, we been studying rate of growth for as long as we had doctors, and there alot of tel tel signs of how high a person gonna grow to be.

    • @drakoxd29
      @drakoxd29 Před 3 lety +1

      ?? That's not how science works

    • @davidlee1770
      @davidlee1770 Před 3 lety +8

      thankfully, we now have computer simulations to look at approximate results before moving on to the real thing.

  • @FriedEgg69
    @FriedEgg69 Před rokem +15

    I love how youtube recommends me the "you are the first one to sleep at a sleepover" meme original video 😂

  • @Hache-097
    @Hache-097 Před rokem +3

    It's a prank bro
    The prank:

  • @mistihansen8265
    @mistihansen8265 Před 2 lety +1834

    Oh happy day! One of my students had this done, and she just got word today that her bones finally fused after months of setbacks! She’ll get to walk again! 💃🏼

    • @mdanderson
      @mdanderson  Před 2 lety +345

      That's wonderful to hear. Best wishes to you and your student.

    • @mistihansen8265
      @mistihansen8265 Před 2 lety +146

      @@mdanderson she had the procedure and follow up done at your hospital. 👍🏼👍🏼

    • @blackwidor
      @blackwidor Před 2 lety +27

      Yay!

    • @Batu1923
      @Batu1923 Před 2 lety

      All the best wishes for her.

    • @HercadosP
      @HercadosP Před 2 lety

      @@mistihansen8265 The 3d animation was inspired by her actual procedure

  • @sierra565
    @sierra565 Před 2 lety +864

    My first thought was "this seems ridiculous, why not just amputate up to the mid-thigh?" But now I can see that with a rotated foot that acts as a knee joint, someone with a rotationplasty will have a better range of motion. That's actually pretty dang cool!

    • @effervescentrelief
      @effervescentrelief Před 2 lety +76

      They also probably don't get the "ghost limb" that amputees get, where they feel pain for the body part that doesn't exist anymore.

    • @sierra565
      @sierra565 Před 2 lety +7

      @@effervescentrelief Didn't think of that, good point!

    • @Myemnhk
      @Myemnhk Před 2 lety +4

      @@effervescentrelief wouldn't they still feel pains and sensations for the part of the leg they removed? Like they preserved the main nerve but they still removed tons of branching nerves so i figure they'd still have it.

    • @alexket8403
      @alexket8403 Před 2 lety +6

      also it's easier to walk on since when they wrap muscle around the bone with the regular amputation procedure it's not ideal to put weight on basically raw bone with some muscle padding.

    • @serPomiz
      @serPomiz Před 2 lety +1

      @@Myemnhk phantom pain is the brain trying to elaborate feedback that just is not there (the video where someone have his hand hiddend, than a prop came in, and after some specular interaction the brain believes that it's recieving impulse from the prop hand instead of the real one, then the prop get stabbed with a fork and for a few instant the person feels actual pain).
      this procedure leaves a full set of main nerves there, so a lot of information is still the original feedback that prevents the "search" in the first place; it's unclear if it's completelly possible to remove phantom pain, but there's no phantom limb effect, as most of the limb, from a nervous prospective is till there and sending correct feedback to analise

  • @mozkitolife5437
    @mozkitolife5437 Před 8 měsíci

    Blown away by this 😮

  • @mariecurie1413
    @mariecurie1413 Před rokem

    Amazing work 👏

  • @DjurrenArt
    @DjurrenArt Před 3 lety +1223

    The thumbnail:
    My mind: "Hey, Mark! Do the leg thing!"

  • @danielchristensen5835
    @danielchristensen5835 Před 3 lety +2389

    bruh that must feel weird

    • @tea_books728
      @tea_books728 Před 2 lety +20

      That probably feels like hell

    • @CamSiv996
      @CamSiv996 Před 2 lety +10

      @@lukesutherland8772 now that you mentioned it, that must be difficult.

    • @edwardhisse2687
      @edwardhisse2687 Před 2 lety +15

      Foot is a lot better suited to withstand the weight of the body during walking than a bone stump. No doubt its weird but its wirth it. Pedicures must be annoying thought.

    • @nonec384
      @nonec384 Před 2 lety +1

      @@tea_books728 i guess its better than losing your knee

    • @sagittarianwolf8513
      @sagittarianwolf8513 Před 2 lety

      @@nonec384 why don't they just remove the parasites and done?.

  • @mikuusan1167
    @mikuusan1167 Před 2 lety +5

    The recovery is brutal, it's like taking 1 step forward and another step back.

  • @puffycat9498
    @puffycat9498 Před rokem +1

    Pov: You fell asleep first at a sleepover

  • @Omega1887
    @Omega1887 Před 2 lety +1524

    Impressive how far we have come with advancements in technology and medicine.

    • @Memesifoundonfacebook
      @Memesifoundonfacebook Před 2 lety +4

      soon we can cure cancer lol but for now they are all focused on corona

    • @benrichardson3031
      @benrichardson3031 Před 2 lety +29

      @@Memesifoundonfacebook There will never be one cancer cure...it will take years still to cure just one type. Let alone the hundreds that exist

    • @yCaos_bomdia
      @yCaos_bomdia Před 2 lety +11

      we are literally playing lego with people

    • @Angry.General1461
      @Angry.General1461 Před 2 lety

      @@Memesifoundonfacebook it's impressive until you go out on a date with a woman and you find out that she has a foot like that!

    • @fuzziau5669
      @fuzziau5669 Před 2 lety +11

      Step one
      Remove half of leg
      Step two
      Ankle knee

  • @Sonnenblume997
    @Sonnenblume997 Před 3 lety +395

    Never in a million years I'd think of something as brilliant as this

  • @aftyangel
    @aftyangel Před 9 měsíci +3

    POV : you fell asleep first at a sleepover

  • @Wowowow738
    @Wowowow738 Před rokem

    stuff like this makes me have faith in humanity

  • @xenulus5282
    @xenulus5282 Před 3 lety +2199

    Some crazy scientist wakes up in the middle of the night:
    *What if I turn an ankle.... into a KNEE!?*

    • @HayyanPro167
      @HayyanPro167 Před 2 lety +2

      Seems like his idea paid off lol

    • @FlameRagius
      @FlameRagius Před 2 lety

      "BRILLIANT. AND THEY CAN STILL WALK TOO. HAHAHA THIS IS GREAT."

  • @bhz8947
    @bhz8947 Před 2 lety +2006

    I was one of the first patients ever to have any kind of nerve-sparing joint extraction. My sense of relief having it all over with was incredible! I felt like giving my surgeon a high-five but was still learning to use the foot he'd attached to my arm.

    • @taytay6563
      @taytay6563 Před 2 lety +63

      are you a survivor from unit 731

    • @mdanderson
      @mdanderson  Před 2 lety +302

      Best wishes to you, Brian.

    • @janutellet
      @janutellet Před 2 lety +74

      Wait wait wait... The foot is on your arm?!

    • @zacheryandersen
      @zacheryandersen Před 2 lety +42

      With their cold response, just know you've made some sort of list at MD Anderson. Pray to god you never find yourself in their care. Never, NEVER, make light of a Doctors work. Their ego will never let them forget. 🦶

    • @jaylee5331
      @jaylee5331 Před 2 lety +115

      I think this is a joke...but, after watching video, can't be sure

  • @seaweedbanana4663
    @seaweedbanana4663 Před rokem

    Man it really brings back the old memories of my first sleep over

  • @L0LZZYT69
    @L0LZZYT69 Před rokem +3

    *you didn't have to cut me off*

  • @ninipanini966
    @ninipanini966 Před 2 lety +253

    love how nearly the entire comment section is just people having a moment of realisation

  • @chapri_from_chapra5443
    @chapri_from_chapra5443 Před 3 lety +1016

    I thought magically the foot will grow and become straight.

    • @download3419
      @download3419 Před 3 lety +24

      sameeeee that's why I forced myself to watch till the end.

    • @Hexon427
      @Hexon427 Před 2 lety +10

      but then there will be no knee

    • @autorefresher1
      @autorefresher1 Před 2 lety +1

      U cant force someone(thing) you be straight!

    • @DanielPowell357
      @DanielPowell357 Před 2 lety +1

      Hahaha

    • @soumya2972
      @soumya2972 Před 2 lety

      @@autorefresher1 😂😂( pun intended)*

  • @depthgaming123
    @depthgaming123 Před rokem +3

    pov: when you first person to fall asleep at a sleepover

  • @flippy08100
    @flippy08100 Před rokem

    Having only seen the clip of the foot being fused with the thigh with zero context I thought for sure this was just satire but now that I'm seeing the full thing I'm actually very surprised and impressed

  • @natbacli14
    @natbacli14 Před 2 lety +517

    Thank you for giving cancer patients hope and a chance to live a normal life.

    • @Bobdylan12121
      @Bobdylan12121 Před 2 lety +6

      JOKE ALERT: Not too normal if they have a backwards foot-knee thing, eh?
      End JOKE ALERT

    • @doyoufart1334
      @doyoufart1334 Před 2 lety +47

      @@Bobdylan12121 haha cancer patient cant live normal life they foot backward lol xdhhahaha

    • @axeonee
      @axeonee Před 2 lety +8

      @@doyoufart1334 it's called dark humour. That's why he even put joke alert because people like you don't understand dark humour

    • @rugvedkulkarni1593
      @rugvedkulkarni1593 Před 2 lety +33

      @@axeonee We understand it. You don't understand what a funny joke is.

    • @sharkryro
      @sharkryro Před 2 lety +30

      @@axeonee jokes are usually funny, not so much in this case.

  • @tapoutluke
    @tapoutluke Před 3 lety +1520

    this is a creative yet effective solution to a terrible disease! it makes me happy that researchers are doing this type of work :)

    • @spFOX-pz3fx
      @spFOX-pz3fx Před 2 lety +6

      unless the disease causes pain, you'd be better off with the disease than looking like a freak

    • @jerkanerm
      @jerkanerm Před 2 lety +4

      cancer is not a diesease

    • @k.g.b.1150
      @k.g.b.1150 Před 2 lety +3

      Ngl it might work wonderfully but if they said that they're gonna do that to me, I'd just ask them to kill me instead.

    • @cefirodewinter9086
      @cefirodewinter9086 Před 2 lety +12

      I saw how a kid was able to play BasketBall again thanks to this surgery, amazing stuff

    • @trashtrash2169
      @trashtrash2169 Před 2 lety +4

      Cancer is a disease.

  • @smokegrenade344
    @smokegrenade344 Před 8 měsíci +1

    This is a genius and brilliant idea wow

  • @Scaryfishh
    @Scaryfishh Před 3 měsíci

    This is such a genius idea that I want to do it even without having cancer