Ewing amputation

English

Etymology

Ewing+amputation. Named after the first patient treated with this type of amputation, Jim Ewing.

Noun

Ewing amputation (plural Ewing amputations)

1. (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.
2. (by extension) similar amputations above the knee, and on the arms.

Synonyms

• Ewing procedure

 

all similar amputations

• agonist-antagonist amputation
• agonist-antagonist myoneural interface amputation
• AMI amputation

 

Hypernyms

below-the-knee amputation type

• agonist-antagonist amputation
• agonist-antagonist myoneural interface amputation
• AMI amputation
• amputation
• below-the-knee amputation
• leg amputation
• limb amputation

 

Hyponyms

all similar amputations

• Ewing amputation (type of below-the-knee amputation)
• Ewing procedure (type of below-the-knee amputation)

 

Coordinate terms

• agonist-antagonist myoneural interface
• AMI