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