Types of amputations include:
Partial foot amputation, amputation of the lower limb distal to the ankle joint, ankle disarticulation, amputation of the lower limb at the ankle joint, trans-tibial amputation, amputation of the lower limb between the knee joint and the ankle joint, commonly referred to as a below-knee amputation
knee disarticulation, amputation of the lower limb at the knee joint, trans-femoral amputation
amputation of the lower limb between the hip joint and the knee joint, commonly referred to an above-knee amputation, hip disarticulation, amputation of the lower limb at the hip joint, trans-pelvic disarticulation
amputation of the whole lower limb together with all or part of the pelvis, also known as a hemipelvectomy or hindquarter amputation.
Arm
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.
Other
Partial amputation of index finger. Facial amputations include but are not limited to:
amputation of the ears, amputation of the nose (rhinotomy), amputation of the tongue (glossectomy).
Amputation of the eyes (enucleation). Amputation of the teeth (Dental evulsion). Removal of teeth, mainly incisors, is or was practiced by some cultures for ritual purposes (for instance in the Iberomaurusian culture of Neolithic North Africa).
Breasts: amputation of the breasts (mastectomy).
Genitals: amputation of the testicles (castration).
amputation of the penis (penectomy).
amputation of the foreskin (circumcision).
amputation of the clitoris (clitoridectomy).
Hemicorporectomy, or amputation at the waist, and decapitation, or amputation at the neck, are the most radical amputations.
Genital modification and mutilation may involve amputating tissue, although not necessarily as a result of injury or disease.
