class four: prosthetic gait

Question 1

what is a hemipelvectomy

Answer 1

the removal of part of your pelvic in terms of amputation

Question 2

how does a pt’s COM chnage following amp

Answer 2

it shift toward the heavy side - the side that did not lose a limb

and the COM move higher is LE is lost and lower if UE is lost

Question 3

what is a the shank in a prothesis

Answer 3

the pole connecting the socket to the foot

Question 4

anterior wall

Answer 4

quads

Question 5

posterior wall

Answer 5

hamstrings

Question 6

medial wall

Answer 6

adductors

Question 7

lateral wall

Answer 7

abductors

Question 8

what is the socket in the prothesis

Answer 8

the place where the pt places their leg

Question 9

what does low wall mean in terms of prothesis

Answer 9

weak muscles

Question 10

what does a low anterior wall mean

Answer 10

weak hip flexors - quads

Question 11

what does high wall mean in terms of prothesis

Answer 11

similar to tight muscles

Question 12

AKA stance - lateral bend cause

Answer 12

low lateral wall, short prothesis

Question 13

AKA stance - abd

Answer 13

long prothesis, high lateral wall, abd hip joint

Question 14

AKA stance - lordosis

Answer 14

anterior socket wall discomfort

Question 15

AKA stance - forward flexion

Answer 15

short walker, unstable knee joint

Question 16

what does an anterior pelvic tilt indicate

Answer 16

tight hip flexors

Question 17

early swing - high heel raise

Answer 17

inadqueate friction or slack extension aid

Question 18

late swing - terminal impact

Answer 18

inadqueate friction or tight extension aid

Question 19

stance heel off - heel whip

Answer 19

heel whip - when flexing the knee the foot (heel) medial or lateral depending on the mechnics

knee bolt rotated, prothesis donned in malrotation

Question 20

heel contact - foot rotation

Answer 20

foot rotation -

stiff heel cushion, malrotated foot

Question 21

what does LIME WHIP tell us

Answer 21

lateral whip - internal rotation at knee bolt

medial whip - external rotation at the knee bolt

Question 22

what is another name for bumper in terms of prothesis

Answer 22

stop, cushion

Question 23

what is the function of bumper/stops/cushion

Answer 23

bumper that is going to stop impact

Question 24

what happens if the bumper/stops/cushion is too soft - knee

Answer 24

the knee with go into hyper ext

Question 25

what happens if the bumper/stops/cushion is too hard - knee

Answer 25

the knee with go into flexion (during early stance phase)

Question 26

what does excessive inset of the foot mean

Answer 26

in the frontal plane to foot is inward

Question 27

weak DF in orthotic language

Answer 27

inadequate DF assist

Question 28

plantar flexion spascity in orthotic language

Answer 28

inadequate PF Stop

Question 29

inadequate assist in orthotic terms is what is regular terms

Answer 29

weak

Question 30

inadequate stop in orthotic terms in what in regular terms

Answer 30

similar to spastic muscles

Question 31

what are orthotics

Answer 31

this is an addition to existing muscles

Question 32

what is serosanguineous drainage

Answer 32

a type of wound drainage that's a mixture of blood and clear fluid, and is usually a sign of normal healing

Question 33

what does vicuous yellowish fluid mean in terms of wounds

Answer 33

infection

Question 34

what is impetigo

Answer 34

a very contagious bacterial skin infection that appears as itchy, red sores or crusty lesions on the skin

Question 35

what is a neuroma

Answer 35

is a disorganized growth of nerve cells at the site of a nerve injury.

Question 36

what is mortons neuroma

Answer 36

condition that causes inflammation or thickening of the nerves in the foot, usually between the third and fourth toes

Question 37

for transtibial amp what are the pressure sensitive areas

Answer 37

F2A2 ant tibia ant tibia crest fibular head and neck fibular nerve

Question 38

for transtibial amp what are the pressure tolerate areas

Answer 38

M-DPT patella tendon medial tibial plateau tibial and fibular shafts distal end

Question 39

what is pistoning in prosthesis

Answer 39

he vertical movement of the residual limb inside a prosthetic socket while walking. Pistoning can be caused by a poor socket fit or inadequate suspension.

Question 40

what is the contracture that we see with a transfemoral amp

Answer 40

knee flex and hip abd

Question 41

what is the contracture that we see with a transtibial amp

Answer 41

knee flexion contracture