Ewing amputation
English edit
Etymology edit
Ewing+amputation. Named after the first patient treated with this type of amputation, Jim Ewing.
Noun edit
Ewing amputation (plural Ewing amputations)
- (surgery) A type of below-the-knee amputation, which reconstructs agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces that are left hanging unpaired in traditional amputations; to preserve normal nerve signaling between muscle and brain; reducing incidences of phantom limb syndrome.
- (by extension) similar amputations above the knee, and on the arms.
Synonyms edit
all similar amputations
Hypernyms edit
below-the-knee amputation type
Hyponyms edit
all similar amputations
- Ewing amputation (type of below-the-knee amputation)
- Ewing procedure (type of below-the-knee amputation)