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| Term | Definition |
| Radiation therapy | Is the medical use of ionizing radiation as part of cancer treatment to control malignangt cells (not to be confused with radiology, the use of radiation in medical imaging and diagnosis) |
| Repiphysis | Expandable (growing) prosthesis for tibia, femur or humerus in children - Repiphysis |
| Rotationplasty | Amputation of the leg through the thigh bone and the lower leg bone (tibia). The remaining lower leg is turned and reattached to the thigh bone, and the ankle becomes the knee. A prosthesis is then fit to the leg, over the foot/ankle. This is not a procedure that is typically done at The Denver Clinic. |