PPT-VA Amputation System of Care

Role of the RAC Prosthetist For Presentation at VA Breakout during AAOP Conference New Orleans 2172015 Eve Sepulveda MA CP BOCO OrthotistProsthetist Regional Clinical Director VA Mission. An amputa tion may be the result of a traumatic injury or it may be a planned operation to prevent the spread of the disease in an infected finger or hand Some traumatically amputated fingers may be replanted or reattached In many cases reattachment Erica . Liggins. Lucas Smith. An amputation usually refers to the removal of the whole or part of an arm/hand or a leg/foot. Either by surgery or accident. . Congenital amputation: is being born without a limb. . Definition:. Amputation. is a procedure where a part of the limb is removed through one or more bones.. Disarticulation. is removal of the limb through the joint.. indications for amputation. Common causes:. FINGERTIP AMPUTATION INJURIES WITH AND WITHOUT BONE EXPOSURE Marisol Monasterio, MOT, OTR, CHT Kathleen A. Longsworth, BS Steven Viegas, MD ADVANCED ORTHOPAEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE Introduction &#x What does this Rowlandson cartoon tell us about late 18. th. century surgery?. What I can see. This tells me. Amputation. . A cartoon by T. . Rowlandson 1785. Names of surgeons see list. http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/indexplus/page/Prices.html. Course orientation. Why amputation?. How can we walk?. How can they . rewalk. ?. What is life . expectancy. ?. Previous treatment they have had. Morphology of foot . c. irculation . of . foot. . Mobility of patient. Devices/Interventions/ Prosthetics/Hearing Aids/ Artificial Eye/Eyeglasses/ Dentures/ Compression . S. tockings. Objectives. Student will be able to explain the role of the NA related to caring for and maintaining:. Objectives. To explore related definitions and statistics, causes, and types of amputations. To learn preoperative and postoperative nursing interventions . To discuss possible complications and their prevention. Presented by Frances L Wilson CNS, MSN, CWOCN & CFCN. May 14, 2016. Objectives. Upon completion of this presentation Participants will .  . be able to:. Discuss the . epidemiology, etiology . and pathology of LEND (lower extremity neuropathic disease). RequirementsA combination skin protection and positioning seat cushion E2607 E2608 E2624 E2625 is covered for a beneficiary who meets the criteria for both a skin protection seat cushion and a positio Dr. Osama Neyaz . Assistant Professor . Department of PMR. AMPUTATION. Definition . Causes . Levels. Pre-surgical management . . Surgical Procedure . Postop management . Complications . Residual limb Assessment . orthopaedic. surgery is . directed not . simply to reshaping or constructing a . particular arrangement . of parts but to restoring . function to . the whole. .. (LIFE IS MOVEMENT AND MOVEMENT IS LIFE). Assist. . Prof.. , PMR. 28/03/2019. Prosthesis. An . artificial . substitute. replace . the lost part of the . body. appearance . and . function. Objectives . of LL . prosthesis. Transfer body weight. Amputation is a procedure where a part of the limb is removed, partly or totally from the body through one or more bones.. Amputation is more common in men and more often in the lower limb.. DISARTICULATION-.