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Amputee Mind Map 1 - Coggle Diagram
Amputee
Mind Map 1
What are the causes of amputations?
Traumatic
Atraumatic
Diabetes
Vascular disease
Congential disorders
What are the types of amputations?
Lower limb
Trans-tibial (below knee - BKA)
Trans-femoral (above knee - AKA)
Foot, partial foot, digits
Upper Limb
Are amputees more common in certain populations/demographics?
What is a physiotherapist's acute post operative assessment?
Subjective
Type of amputation
Cause of amputation
Post op orders
PMHx
Sochial history
PLOF
Lifestyle and activity levels
Pain (inc. phantom pain)
Objective
Wound inspection (dressings, ooze, sutures/staples, redness, infection)
Oedema (circumference measurement)
Sensation
Positioning
Range of adjacent joints (be aware of contracture)
Strength
Integrity of intact limb
Functional
Bed mobility
Lie to sit, sitting balance (static and dynamic)
Transfer (sideboard, low pivot, stand pivot)
Stadning balance (when appropriate)
Physiotherapists post operative management?
Acute Phase
Maintenance of joint ROM
Stretching, joint positioning
Actue Oedema control
(When appropriate)
RRD - compression and protection
Compression
Shrinker sock (when wound healed and able to tolerate compression)
Functional training
Sitting balance
Transfers
Upper limb training
Rehabilitation Phase
Prosthesis candidates
Stump shaping
Standing static & dynamic balance practice
Strengthening and endurance training (having a prosthesis = high energy requirement)
Upper limb strength training
Gait training with prosthesis
FALLS education
Equipment prescription
Discharge planning
NDIS application
Non-prosthesis candidates
Functional training - sitting balance, transfers etc
Stump protection/management
Upper limb strengthening
Equipment prescription
Discharge planning
NDIS application
FALLS education
Other disciplines involved in amputee management?
Medical team
Nursing
Occupational Therapists
Psychologists
Social Work
Prosthetist
What are some complications of amputations?
Infection and sepsis, death
Delayed wound healing
Psychological impact