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MT: Transfemoral Surgery & Post Op Care Flashcards

1
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Causes for TF amputations

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  • older
  • more corborbidities
  • majority vascular
    * diabetes (10x more likely to have TF amp)
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When is mortality rate 100% higher in TF than TT

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within the first 30 days

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Considerations and complications for TF amp

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  • Tf expend more energy
  • longer limb = better suspension
  • muscle atrophy
  • more time sitting than TT
  • femur can protrude
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Muscle atrophy in TF

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  • inversely proportional to limb length (shorter limb = more atrophy)
  • hip extensors
  • hip adductors
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Traditional TF Amputation

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  • No consideration of muscular imbalance
  • no beveling of the femur
  • shorter surgery decreases risks of complications
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Knee Disarticulation Pros

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  • longer lever arm
  • more musculature preserved (adductor magnus)
  • less energy expenditure
  • some distal weight bearing
  • self suspending
  • no need for IC
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Knee Disarticulation Cons

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  • cosmesis
  • bulbous
  • knee centers do not match
  • limited componentry
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Candidates for KD

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  • peds
  • active individuals
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Peds KD

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  • disartics dont have issues with bony overgrowth
  • preserves length/growth plates
  • growth plates can be fused to allow TF length, with KD functionally
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Once the amputation is proximal to the femoral condyles:

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  • still no knee extensors
  • still weakened hip extensors
  • further weakened hip adductors
  • lack of stabilization of femur in all planes
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What muscles are rarely impacted by TF amp

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  • hip flexors
  • hip abductors
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What is always transected in TF amputation

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Quads

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What anterior musculature is never transected

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  • Iliopsoas
  • hip flexor strength unimpacted
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What medial musculature will always be transected

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  • adductor musculature
  • amputation of distal 1/3 femure results in 70% loss of adductor strength
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How will loss of adductor strength impact the patients gait/control?

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inability to stabilize femur in coronal plane

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What lateral musculature are not transected?

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gluteus medius

17
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When a TF amputee fires their unimpacted abductors, what happens?

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Shift of the center of mass to closer to the femoral head to decrease the moment

18
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Trendelenburg Gait

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  • femur of amputee is no longer attached to ground
  • abductor musculature is comromised
  • not musculoskeletal support for ML stability in the hip (no collateral ligaments)

I THINK I HAD THIS WRONG ORIGINALLY

19
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what is impacted with TF surgery

A

loss of hip extensor strength

20
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Where do hip extensors insert

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  • hamstrings: posterior tibia
  • **glutes **: 1/4 gluteal tuberosity of femur; 3/4 in iliotibial tract

transfemoral amputations lose MOST of these important muscles

21
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Osseointegration

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  • eliminates the socket
  • componetry is attached directly to bone
  • persistant socket and /or skin issues
22
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Van Nes Rotationplasty

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  • usually done for osteosarcoma
  • foot/ankle are rotated 180 deg
  • ankle acts the knee
  • foot acts like transtibial residual limb
23
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Staged amputation

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  • primarily when medical condition of patient is extremely poor
  • surgeon performs guillotine amputation initially
  • evaluates if it will heal
  • performs closure later
24
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Pediatrics

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  • preserve as much length as possible
  • preserve growth plates if possible
  • perform disarticulations if possible
25
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Post Surgical Care Goals TF

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  • **Prevent **contractures
  • Decrease pain, edema, bulbous distal end
  • Promote strength, balance, control
  • preparefor prosthetic care
26
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Issues with Shrinkers

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  • thighs are conical
  • lots of soft tissue
  • going proximal to the next joint is an issue
27
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Issues with RRDs and IPOPs for TF

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  • same as shrinker
  • must used belt or shoulder harness
  • suspension is a huge issue

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