Amputation

Around 1500 B.C., amputating body parts began. Ever since then it has been evolving. Orthotics and prosthetics have evolved for many years. More advances have been made to this job. There has been many breakthrough refinements to the first peg legs and hand hooks that has led to the highly individualized fitting and cast of today’s devices. Orthotists and prosthetists (O&P) design and fabricate medical, supportive devices and measure and fit patients for them. These devices are artificial…

the Emergency Room (December 27, 2013) complaining of bilateral lower extremity swelling (cellulitis) and pain. She had a severe infection (septic shock), was admitted to the hospital, was seriously ill, and “ended-up with bilateral above-knee amputation.” She developed multiple problems, including kidney failure (required dialysis), and cardiac problems (atrial fibrillation). She had a history of total left hip replacement. After her hospital stay she was transferred to a rehabilitation…

I am writing on the behalf of my patient, to document the medical necessity of a transfemoral prosthetic. Patient is a 17 year old male who underwent a transfemoral amputation six weeks ago secondary to osteosarcoma. Patient was independent in all activities and enjoyed playing basketball on the weekends prior to amputation. After high school, the patient intends to join the military. The patient’s goals are to resume prior level of function and participate in above mentioned activities. The…

difficult. Amputations are the removal of a limb and are used in many different scenarios. An amputation can occur if there is poor blood circulation, severe injuries, cancerous tumors, infections, and many other reasons (“Statistics on Arm Loss”). Amputations are used in the military to this day. Each individual is different in his or her own unique way. Some individuals show that they want to take on the responsibility and others think they can be waited on hand and foot. If an amputation has…

Temperature - cold lower right leg, warm everywhere else; exceptionally warm over amputation site of left leg. Skin discomfort, tenderness, pain, swelling, and redness near amputation site. Right foot has two ulcers on superior side on second and third toe. Turgor appropriate for age. This assessment is one of the most important for my client due to the importance for monitoring for…

Discovering The Importance Of Patient Teaching In My Nursing Practice During this two years and a half in my nursing program, I have learned the importance and impact that patient teaching can have in patients and nurses. Throughout my interaction with patients during clinical rotations, I have put in practice the skills I have acquired in the classroom towards an effective interaction with patients. During this practicum, there were two special moments in which I had the opportunity to make a…

(2009), the enhancement for the function of prosthetic arms was studied by giving TMR surgery, the surgical technique they developed, to five patients with shoulder disarticulation or transhumeral amputations and tested the performance of the participants (5 TMR patients and 5 control non-amputees) in completing various arm movements. For each movement, participants were asked to follow the visual prompts, and a virtual arm that responded to the classifier…

allowing people to walk and hear again to the negative effects that include bionics that need batteries are very expensive and do not last very long. One positive effect of human bionics is the development of prosthetics. Prosthetics allow those with amputation to do things they could do when they had all of their limbs, whether that be to walk again to use their fingers again or to run and play sports. With the help of a small implant in your brain new prosthetics allow you to move the…

will experience PLP in some form throughout their life (Reference A). There are several proposed sources of PLP, however the cause is still unknown to scientists today. For most amputees, the pain is temporary and most often felt post surgery or amputation.…

Mr. Barnes is a young History Professor with a wife and two young children. He is also an insulin dependent diabetic, who must also receive dialysis three times a week because of a failed kidney transplant. Being insulin dependent means that Mr. Barnes’s pancreas does not create enough insulin for his body to convert the sugar into the needed energy and therefore he must get insulin from an outside source. Dialysis is a process that cleans out the body’s blood if there is a problem with a…