Removal of part or all of a body part enclosed by skin. - Amputation
Most common reason for amputation (70%) - - Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) particularly when associated with smoking and diabetes
What are the two reasons for using prosthesis? - Amputation
congenital limb deficiencies
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Removal of part or all of a body part enclosed by skin. - Amputation
Most common reason for amputation (70%) - - Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
particularly when associated with smoking and diabetes
What are the two reasons for using prosthesis? - Amputation
congenital limb deficiencies
absence of a hand or foot - Apodia
absence of one or
more fingers or toes - Aphalangia:
flipper limb due to absence of a limb segment - Phocomelia:
Amputation Between the 4th and the 5th lumber vertebrae - Hemicorporectomy
The loss of any parts of ilium, ischium and pubis - Hemipelvectomy
What are the two important characteristic with prosthesis - weight bearing
suspension
What is good for weight bearing in which the thigh muscles are preserved? - knee
disarticulations
, Name the advantages of a knee disarticulation - preserve growth in distal femoral
epiphysis
Name the disadvantages of a knee disarticulation - non cosmetic socket
A PVD short transtibial amputee spends more energy for ambulation than: - -PVD
standard transtibial
-Traumatic bilateral standard transtibial
-Traumatic unilateral standard transfemoral
Advantages of the long posterior flap: - -Well vascularized
What are frequently the result of the nerve being cut too long - Symptomatic
neuromas
What is used in dysvascular transtibial amputations - Long posterior flap
muscle stabilization may be achieved by? - myodesis (attachment of muscles to
periosteum or bone)
Which type of amputation allows for distal weight bearing? - knee disarticulation
Ankle disarticulation where the
heel pad is kept for weight
bearing - Syme's amputation
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