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13 Cards in this Set
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Immediate Prosthesis
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Right after surgery
Psychological and physiological affect |
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Temporary Prostehesis
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Prosthesis and socket put on
Swelling will diminish Muscle diminishes over time |
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Permanent Prosthesis
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Functioning, better fit
Sock used to accommodate shrinkage |
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Suspension
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Quadrilateral sockets- taking pressure from socket off stump to eliminate and prevent infection
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Decubiti
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Break down of skin
Bed sore |
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Disarticulation
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amputation through any joint
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hemicorporectomy
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amputation from waste down
only reason: cancer of pelvis not common |
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Prosthesis
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replaces body part
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Endoskeletal
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inside skeleton
example: hip replacement |
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Exoskeletal
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outside skeleton
example: prosthetic arm |
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Terminal Device
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what goes on end of prosthesis
ex: hook |
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Phantom limb pain
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amputation below the knee, brain does not know foot is gone
everything proxial gone everything distal is present nerves can still get stimulation from what used to be parts of the foot soon disappears |
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Orthosis
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assists a body part
Example: brace ortho= straight |
