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trans-radial amputation, commonly referred to as below-elbow or forearm amputation; elbow disarticulation; trans-humeral amputation, commonly referred to as above-elbow amputation; shoulder disarticulation; forequarter amputation; A variant of the trans-radial amputation is the Krukenberg procedure in which the radius and ulna are used to ...
The Krukenberg procedure separates the bony remnants of the forearm into a makeshift pincer. The procedure involves separating the ulna and radius for below-elbow amputations, and in cases of congenital absence of the hand, to provide a pincerlike grasp that is motored by the pronator teres muscle.
Hand transplantation, or simply a hand transplant, is a surgical procedure to transplant a hand from one human to another. The donor hand, usually from a brain-dead donor, is transplanted to a recipient amputee. Most hand transplants to date have been performed on below-elbow amputees, although above-elbow transplants are gaining popularity.
Targeted reinnervation has an efferent and an afferent component. Targeted muscle reinnervation is a method by which a spare muscle (the target muscle) of an amputated patient is denervated (its original nerves cut and/or de-activated), then reinnervated with residual nerves of the amputated limb. [1]
Phantom limb pain is a common problem for people who undergo amputation, and so is the ability to function even with a regular prosthetic, but a medical advance that sounds like it comes straight ...
Army veteran Eric Lund, who became the first patient in the U.S. to undergo a double above-the-elbow arm transplant, is now regaining movement in his elbows and fingers.
The surgical procedure is typically done in two stages, but it is possible to conduct the surgery in one stage. The first stage is the discontinuation of the waste functions by performing a colostomy and ileal conduit in the upper abdominal quadrants. The second stage is the amputation at the lumbar spine. [5] [6]
Bachelor Nation’s Cam Ayala opens up about undergoing leg amputation surgery. The 32-year-old appeared on ‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘Bachelor in Paradise.’ He’s chronicling his recovery ...