Total Care of the Lower Limb Amputee |
Contents
History | 1 |
AnatomyApplied | 6 |
Bioengineering Principles and Human Locomotion | 17 |
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abnormal above-knee prosthesis Adductor Adductor Magnus alignment amputation amputation surgery ankle applied artificial limb atheroma Below-knee amputation below-knee level below-knee stump Biceps Femoris cause centre of gravity cosmesis crêpe crêpe bandage disability distal double amputee elderly Extensor factors flap flexion deformity Flexor forefoot four bar linkage function gait Gluteus Gluteus Maximus gluteus medius heel strike hindquarter hip disarticulation hip flexion importance infection involved knee joint later level of amputation ligament limb discrepancy Limb Fitting lower limb medial mobilisation muscle necessary normal nursing oedema pain partial foot patient pelvic band peripheral vascular disease Peroneus phantom limb physiotherapist plantar flexion plastic posterior postoperative pressure problem procedure prosthesis prosthesis Figure prosthetic foot prosthetist pylon recognised rehabilitation result Rigid plaster dressing rocker rotation Semimembranosus Semitendinosus skin socket stance phase strap stump stump sock surgeon surgical suspension suture line thigh through-knee tibial tissues tumour walking training weight bearing wheelchair wound