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Is incidence of CA related amputation increasing or decreasing?

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Decreasing

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What is the most common type of CA related amputations

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LEA

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What is the primary treatment for tumors?

What is the level selection based on in these cases?

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limb salvage

Clean borders, biopsy. Level selection is very clear

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Midfoot amputation is also called what? what does this spare

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Midfoot = Lisfranc

Tarsals are spared

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Midtarsal amputation is also called what? what does this spare?

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Midtarsal = Chopart

Calcaneus and talus remain

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Major amputations are considered what?

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anything other than the foot/toes

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TTA is from _____ to _____

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TTA is from tibial tubercle to malleolus

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Symes is what?

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Ankle disarticulation which is a kind of TTA

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If you get to the greater trochanter (even if you keep it) what is this considered?

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hip disarticulation bc there’s not enough residual limb

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TFA is from ____ to ____

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greater trochanter to femoral condyles

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Knee disarticulation is classified as TTA or TFA?

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TFA

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25-30 cal/kg increase is important for what

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ulcer healing

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only increase what nutritional supplement if there is a deficit?

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zinc

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Major cause of amputation

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dysvascular disease. Trauma is not as common

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What is priority one and two of amputation

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1) healing of the residual limb
2) maintain as much length as possible

Healing is fast with shorter limbs so this is a problem

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What shape do you want residual limb to be

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cylindrical

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Mortality rate is higher in higher or lower levels of amputation

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higher levels of amputation have a higher mortality rate: many people are dysvascular so this makes sense

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Healing rate is faster is high or low level amputations

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high: the shorter the limb the faster the healing

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Energy conservation is better with longer or shorter limbs

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longer

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Joint funciton is maintained with longer or shorter limbs

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longer obviously bc you have more joints

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functional mobility is higher in shorter or longer limb segments

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longer

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insertion of distal muscle groups are maintained with higher or lower level amputations?

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lower

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Weight distribution is greater with longer or shorter limbs? think within segment

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longer: the more surface area you have the better

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supension is easier with longer or shorter amputations

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longer

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Energy consumption is a lot more for TFA or TTA
TFA
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People with amputations conserve energy by doing what with gait?
walking slower
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The leading cause for all major amputations is
PAD
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Tissue loss that is visible End stage renal disease poor functional status DM are all factors that predict what
need for amputation in people with critical limb ischemia
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What does the surgeon go by to pick amputation level for PAD?
clinical exam! not much else
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Vascular tests have ___ sensitivity for predicting wound healing
low
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If profunda femoris and superficial femoris are impacted that means what?
poor TTA prognosis
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angiography used primarily for what
bypass surgery rather than picking limb length
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Ankle pressure vs thigh pressure for healing levels
ankle pressure: not good | Thigh pressure: good predictor for healing at TTA
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Trauma level selection "motto" is what? what do you preserve heroically
fracture of the soft tissue/ injury zone all heroic measures to preserve the knee
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Salvage vs. amputation rates of complication, longer duration of hospital stay Functional outcomes?
salvage: higher complication rates Amputation: longer duration and more secondary hospitalization Functional outcomes: no significant differences btwn
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What will someone with diabetes show when they have a systemic infection?
malaise, hyperglycemia NO fever
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Systemic infections are what? and how are they treated amputation wise
medical emergency! Two part amputation: guillotine, secondary closure
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Myodesis
drill holes to attach muscles to distal bones
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myoplasty
muscles form opposing groups are attached to each other: typically TFA
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What happens if the length tension relationship is off at the gastroc and it's too tight?
knee flexion contracture
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Transected nerves form a ______
neuroma: small tension on the nerve and it will "bounce back" into soft tissue
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True or false, toe amputation (MTP joint) does not need a shoe modification
true: maybe a different kind of shoe (wider etc) but nothing to actually accomodate for the loss of the toes
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Ray resection do you need shoe modification
yes! this is where you start thinking about it
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Explain cascade of length for transmetatarsal surgery
1st ray is longest, 5th ray is shortest to preserve push off
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Transmetarsal, Lisfranc and Chopart amputations are susceptible to ______ due to muscle imbalance?
PF contracture, DF lost their insertion. Can cause wound right on the end of the stump. Need to fillers/high top shoe. Achilles lengthening in surgery is common
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Lisfrance and Chopart need what kind of modification?
anterior stability - slipper prosthesis - carbon inserts - AFO with toe fillers
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Compromise to the heel pad, cellultis that has advanced proximall or poor vascularity proximal to ankle is a contraindication for what?
symes
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What happens to talus and calcaneus in symes?
they come out, fat pad gets put on
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What is the advantage of symes?
end bearing possible on fat pad, better energy conservation. Cons: they need full prosthetic device that goes up to knee
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If you have gangrene/infection within 4-5 cm of tibial tubercle then what?
consider higher level than TTA
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If you have a knee flexion contracture greater than 70 degrees then what does that mean for decisions needing to be made for amputation?
consider higher level than TTA
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TTA surgical technique posterior or anterior?
posterior flap and long posterior flap commonly used
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Fibula should be what?
equal to or shorter than
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What is the muscle mostly impacted by TTA.
gastroc: they wrap it around the distal end of the strump
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Major problem with posterior approach?
the incision starts to heal and its directly over the distal end of the bone
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What is the ERTL procedure?
bone bridge synostasis: increases distal WB
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Knee disarticulation (which is a TFA) major advantage!
ADD insertion is maintained!! it inserts in the femoral condyles inatact growth plate for children Alows distal end bearing
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How do you extend the knee with the TF prosthesis?
extend the hip
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Hamstrings during a knee disarticulation?
they are resected and are allowed to float bc of insertion on the posterior side. Hamstring muscles are myodesed to quds tendon and posterior capsule to cover the distal femus.
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Quads during knee disarticulation?
sewn to the preserved cruciate ligament
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For TFA the shorter the residual limb the greater loss of ______ power
ADD
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For TFA The shorter the residual limb the _____ the lever arm to control the knee
shorter the residual limb the shorter the lever arm
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Major muscles involved in TFA
ADD: myodesis to distal bone hamstrings and quads: myoplasty
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What muscle is super affected by loss of ADD in TFA?`
Glute med: its in a shortened position because the femur drifts laterally. They will have so much trouble stabilizing the pelvis because its in open chain
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Realigning the _____through muscle insertion is super important for the surgeon in TFA
Realigning the femur
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Three ADD lost with TFA
ADD longus, brevis, magnus FEMUR POSITION AND ADD STRENGTH ARE IMPORTANT FOR STABILIZATION
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What is normal anatomical position for femur ADD
15 degrees
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Prosthetic acceptance is low or higher for hip disarticulation?
low, a lot of rejections
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ABD musculature is sutured to where during hip disarticulation?
joint capsule
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Glute max is moved where during hip disarticulation?
anteriorly and sutured to inguina ligament
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Hemi-pelvectomy muscle attachment?
no reattachment, they're just sitting on soft tissue

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