Ewing amputation
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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)