Amputations

Question 1

Major cause of LE amputations

Answer 1

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Question 2

Color is dark red and takes more than 30 seconds to appear

Answer 2

Arterial Insufficiency

Question 3

Less than 15 seconds to fill veins at the top of the foot

Answer 3

Venous disease

Question 4

Greater than 15 seconds to fill veins at the top of the foot

Answer 4

Arterial Disease

Question 5

Vein palpated in percussion test

Answer 5

Saphenous vein

Question 6

Amputation through joint such as hip or knee

Answer 6

Disarticulation

Question 7

Resection of lower half of the pelvis

Answer 7

Hemipelvectomy

Question 8

Best fibular length is ____cm shorter than the tibia

Answer 8

1-2

Question 9

The desired shape for total contact prosthetic fitting

Answer 9

Cylindrical

Question 10

Ankle disarticulation in which heel pad is kept

Answer 10

Symes

Question 11

Substantial loss of weight bearing areas on foot

Answer 11

Transmetatarsal amputation

Question 12

Disarticulation of all five MT and digits

Answer 12

Lisfranc amputation

Question 13

Disarticulation through the midtarsal joint leaving only the calcaneus and talus

Answer 13

Chopart

Question 14

Long ____ flaps are often used in dysvascular transtibial amputations

Answer 14

Posterior

Question 15

Muscle to muscle closer

Answer 15

Myoplasty

Question 16

Muscle to fascia

Answer 16

Myofascial

Question 17

Muscle attached to bone

Answer 17

Myodesis

Question 18

Tendon attached to bone

Answer 18

Tenonesis

Question 19

Collection of nerve ends in the residual tissue from peripheral nerves

Answer 19

Neuroma

Question 20

Transfemoral to transtibia ratio

Answer 20

30:70