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===Arm=== [[File:Amputations 18c.jpg|thumb|250px|The 18th century guide to amputations]]Types of upper extremity amputations include: * partial hand amputation * wrist disarticulation * trans-radial amputation, commonly referred to as below-elbow or forearm amputation * elbow disarticulation * trans-humeral amputation, commonly referred to as above-elbow amputation * shoulder disarticulation * [[forequarter amputation]] A variant of the trans-radial amputation is the [[Krukenberg procedure]] in which the radius and ulna are used to create a stump capable of a pincer action.
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