What are the classifications of amputation?

Common types of amputation involve:
  • Above-knee amputation, removing part of the thigh, knee, shin, foot and toes.
  • Below-knee amputation, removing the lower leg, foot and toes.
  • Arm amputation.
  • Hand amputation.
  • Finger amputation.
  • Foot amputation, removing part of the foot.
  • Toe amputation.

How do you describe an amputation?

An amputation is the surgical removal of part of the body, such as an arm or leg.

What are the principles of amputation?

The primary goals of post-surgical amputation management include prompt, uncomplicated wound healing, control of edema, control of postoperative pain, prevention of joint contractures and rapid rehabilitation to optimum levels of activity.

What is the purpose of amputation?

If tissue destruction, infection or disease affects a body part in a way that makes it impossible to repair or endangers the person’s life, that part may be removed by surgical amputation. Trauma or disease that cuts off blood flow to a body part for an extended time can also cause tissue death requiring an amputation.

What type of amputation is most common?

Below-Knee Amputation

The BKA is the most common type of amputation performed, and the risk of serious post-operative complications in a BKA is far less than in a transfemoral amputation. In a BKA, the knee-joint is spared, and walking with a prosthesis is typically more successful.

What is the management of amputation?

After the amputation, your wound will be sealed with stitches or surgical staples. It will be covered with a bandage and a tube may be placed under your skin to drain away any excess fluid. The bandage will usually need to be kept in place for a few days to reduce the risk of infection.

What are the complication of amputation?

Complications of amputation may involve the skin, muscle, artery, nerve, joint or bone. They may interfere with proper use of prosthesis.

What tools are used for amputation?

Equipment
  • Scalpel with blades.
  • Dissection and cutting scissors.
  • Retractors and handheld clamps.
  • Needle holders, suture material (absorbable and nonabsorbable), and forceps (fine and toothed)
  • Diathermy device.
  • Bone instruments (eg, saw, bone nibblers, osteotomes, mallet, and curettes)
  • Irrigation.

What do you call an amputated limb?

stump: A archaic term commonly used to refer to an amputated limb also known as residual limb. Shrinker: An elastic wrap or compression sock worn on the residual limb to reduce swelling and to help properly shape the residual limb.

What do you call someone who lost a limb?

amputee Add to list Share. A person who’s had an arm or a leg surgically removed is an amputee. Some amputees get artificial limbs that allow them to be nearly as mobile as before the loss of a limb.

How painful is losing a limb?

The Pain of Loss

Phantom limb pain (PLP): Feelings of continuous pain seem to come from the limb that has been removed. This pain can feel like burning, twisting, itching or pressure. Phantom limb sensation: A sense that the amputated limb is still attached.

What is the synonym of amputation?

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for amputate. cut (off), dissever, sever.

How does amputation affect a person’s life?

After suffering a traumatic amputation, memories of the event can cause a person to experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other similar psychological conditions. PTSD symptoms can include anger outbursts, isolation, insomnia, depression, nightmares, flashbacks, and other difficult behaviors.

What happens to limbs after amputation?

The limb is sent to biohazard crematoria and destroyed. The limb is donated to a medical college for use in dissection and anatomy classes. On rare occasions when it is requested by the patient for religious or personal reasons, the limb will be provided to them.

When is amputation necessary?

Reasons for having an amputation of a lower limb are: Severe trauma to the limb caused by an accident. Poor blood flow to the limb. Infections that do not go away or become worse and cannot be controlled or healed.

What is a fear of amputees called?

apotemnophobia (uncountable) (psychology) A fear of amputation (afraid that one will lose appendages), fear of amputations (fear of amputations on others), fear of amputees (persons with amputations).

Why do amputees have a shorter lifespan?

How Does Traumatic Amputation Affect Life Expectancy? Post-traumatic lower limb amputees have an increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease. Psychological stress, insulin resistance, and behaviors such as smoking, alcohol use, and physical inactivity are prevalent in traumatic lower limb amputees.