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“Life Without Limitation”
AK -- Above the knee
AFO -- Ankle Foot
Orthosis
Alignment -- Position
of a prosthetic socket in relation to foot and knee
Amputation -- Removal
of all or part of a limb due to infection, injury, tumor, disease, or trauma
Amputee -- A person
who has had all or part of a limb removed/amputated or is born without a limb
Traumatic amputation
-- A spontaneous removal of a limb as a result of an accident
Bilateral -- Bi means
both, meaning both sides.
BE -- Below elbow -
Trans Radial
BK -- Below the knee
- Trans Tibial
Cadence -- Walking
speed
Congenital limb
deficiency -- When all or parts of limb/s do not develop normally in the womb
or are missing
CPO -- Certified
prosthetist and orthotist (also known as CO - CP - CPOT)
Disarticulation --
Limb is amputated through the joint
Distal -- Located at
a distance away from the point of origin
Doffing -- Taking the
prosthesis off
Donning -- Putting the
prosthesis on
ECG --
Electro-Cardiograph, recording of the electrical activity of the heart
Edema -- Swelling of
the tissues (also spelled oedema)
Endo -- Inside
Exo -- Outside
FO -- Foot Orthosis
Gait -- Training,
Learning to walk with a prosthesis
HKAFO -- Hip Knee
Ankle Foot Orthosis
HO -- Hip Orthosis
Interface -- Inner
surface of socket
KAFO -- Knee Ankle
Foot Orthosis
KO -- Knee Orthosis
Liner -- Soft socket
rolled over the stump used for protection, comfort, and in some cases as a
suspension
Lower extremity --
Lower limb
Occupational therapy
-- Training to maximize independance in daily life
PPAM -- Pneumatic
Post Amputation Mobility Aid is an inflatable device (not a prosthesis) that
is used in the UK by physiotherapists as part of the rehabilitation program
prior to prosthetic rehabilitation.
Patella -- Kneecap
Peripheral vascular
disease -- Disease of the blood vessels from a variety of causes
Phantom pain --
Painful feeling in the part of the extremity that has been amputated
Phantom sensation --
Awareness of the amputated limb, although not described as pain
Phantom limb --
Sensation of the presence of the limb that has been amputated
Physical therapy --
Theraputic exercises in order to treat a disease or a disability
Pistoning -- When a
liner stretches so that the stump elongates
Prosthesis -- A
fabricated/artificial substitute for a body part that is missing
Prosthetist --
Someone who specializes in designing, fitting, and making artificial limbs
Proximal -- Located
at a distance near the point of origin
Residual limb -- The
remaining part of the limb after amputation (the stump)
Socket -- The part of
the prosthesis (artificial limb) that fits around the residual limb
Suction socket -- A
socket on an artificial leg that is held to the residual limb by the suction
of negative pressure maintained within the socket
Transradial --
Amputation below the elbow
Transfemoral (TF) --
Amputation above the knee
Transmetasatal (TM)
-- Amputation through junction of toe and foot bones
Transtibial (TT) --
Amputation below the knee
Transhumeral
Amputation -- above the elbow
Upper extremity --
Upper limb
Total contact --
Total contact between the limb and socket at all points
Vascular Amputation
-- Amputation surgery perfomed as a result of impaired circulation of blood
through the blood vessels of the limb
Voluntary control --
The ability of the user to control mechanical elements of the prosthesis i.e.
control over motion in the knee, ankle, or foot
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