Amputations and Prosthetics

Question 1

Most common causes for UE amputations-

Answer 1

farm accident; traumatic injury from machinery use; disease- vascular, tumors, or infections; congenital limb deficiencies, gun shot wounds, electrical burns

Question 2

Arm to leg amputation ratio: amputation. In LE-primarily due to diabetes, neuropathy, etc

Answer 2

1:3 arm leg

Question 3

In UE, amputations are primarily due to___ , while In LE, they are primarily due to ___

Answer 3

trauma, diabetes, neuropathy, etc

Question 4

Surgical Amputation’s goal:

Answer 4

Preserve as much of the limb as possible-muscle length blood supply, bones, joints, etc; maintain sensation and be pain free, be as functional as possible.

Question 5

Levels of amputation: Forequarter – Loss of ___, ___, and ____ –

Answer 5

clavicle, scapula, and entire UE___

Question 6

Levels of amputation:Shoulder DisarticulationLoss of

Answer 6

Entire UE

Question 7

Nerve endings that adhere to scar tissue are called

Answer 7

Neuromas

Question 8

Most important component of prosthetic device is?

Answer 8

Terminal Device