Congenital amputation

According to the Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health (covering Infancy through Adolescence), an estimated one in 2,000 babies is born with all or part of a limb missing. The condition described in these statistics is known as congenital amputation, and covers everything from missing toes to missing limbs such as legs and feet. The book No Excuses tells of the life of the author, Kyle Maynard, and his battle with the limitations of his body. He is a congenital amputee who was born without both his arms and legs and still does everything that everyone else can do. He also wrestles, so there’s that. His philosophy on life is that everyone is given all the tools to succeed from birth, and we should have no excuses to not do what we want and/or…

Limb deficiencies resulting from traumatic amputation are a specialized form of trauma. They often do not occur in children, and as such, can be difficult to handle. This trauma is also specifically labor intensive because it affects the child as whole: physically, emotionally, and psychologically. These consequences are persistent, occurring as soon as the trauma does, and continuing long after into the lives of the child and parents. These also mean that the child will require care in…

Kyle Maynard, born with no arms or legs, persevered to become second in the state wrestling competition and the first amputee without any prosthetic limbs to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. This book, No Excuses, by Kyle Maynard is an autobiography of the fighter, who believed he could be equal to everyone else and strived to be. Kyle Maynard was born on March 24, 1986, in Georgia with a disease called congenital amputation. This disease causes birth without certain limbs but rarely caused children to…

did not know what an Aura was. Although she has been living with this condition her whole life, apparently she has never received information about things that can let her know she is about to start seizing. As soon as I finished assessing her knowledge on the condition, I started to provide teaching about recognizing an Aura and ways for her to prevent injuries to herself. I explained to her the importance of having a safe environment when a seizure is approaching in order to avoid injuries. At…

amputated limb is still present and phantom limb pain is most commonly seen following the amputation of the arm or leg. The pain felt, may be related to physical or psychological factors, including the weather, or emotional stress, (Flor, 2002). Phantom limb is frequently apparent with physical pain, and this occurs in 50% – 80% of amputees, (Flor, 2002). The pain felt by these amputees can be described as stabbing, burning, tingling, or throbbing. Research has been conducted into understanding…

The rink was freshly glazed by the Zamboni. Since I have a lot of time to think I was wondering. I wondered if my parents were still alive, would I have the same life except only living in my bedroom or would I be able to go around in a wheelchair? It turns out that life has many curves. During my stay in the hospital, I developed an infection. The doctors started to treat it with many antibiotics and treatments, but the infection continued to spread and grow larger. Soon, my heart and body…

essential limbs? One arm, two legs, one hand, two feet, five fingers, and ten toes.What's missing? One arm. Not everyone is lucky enough to have all their limbs. Not everyone is lucky enough to be “normal”. Prosthesis are the solution for someone who has lost a limb and is not ready to give up their life. A prosthetic is a mechanical device that replaces a lost limb. It gives the user the ability to do some of the things they enjoyed before amputation. Prosthetics are created by a patient’s…

Insertion of an inflatable penile prosthesis is used in the treatment of impotency. This is one of the surgical treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED). The first penile prosthesis device was invented by Scott and Bradley in the 1970s. Although it was a popular choice at the time for erectile dysfunction patients, it had a low success rate and needed surgical revision. Today, penile prostheses have been shown to be both reliable and durable. Erectile dysfunction is the inability to produce…

RA_hand_deformity As a victim of both osteo and rheumatoid arthritis I was delighted at the news that sufferers now have fresh hope of something that will answer their needs. The news has been published that some after patients - given a revolutionary new electronic implant - were effectively cured of the dreadful condition. It appears that the doctors concerned employed tiny pacemaker style devices which were embedded in the necks of severe rheumatoid arthritis patients - like myself - to…

(2009), the enhancement for the function of prosthetic arms was studied by giving TMR surgery, the surgical technique they developed, to five patients with shoulder disarticulation or transhumeral amputations and tested the performance of the participants (5 TMR patients and 5 control non-amputees) in completing various arm movements. For each movement, participants were asked to follow the visual prompts, and a virtual arm that responded to the classifier output was displayed on the screen.…