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Appendix Glossary of Terms: You may find that your doctors, nurses and the medical team will use words which are unfamiliar to you. Here is a list of commonly used terms and if you don’t understand something make sure that you ask. AE AFO AKA Abduction Adduction Alignment Amputation BE Bilateral BKA Check Socket Compression stocking Cosmesis Donning Doffing Dorsiflexion Eversion Extension Flexion Gait Lateral Liner Medial Neuroma Oedema Plantar flexion Prosthesis Residual limb Rigid dressing Shrinker Transfemoral Transhumeral Transradial Transtibial above elbow amputation ankle foot orthosis above knee amputation away from the body close to the body position of socket in relation to foot and knee loss of part or all of a limb below elbow amputation double amputee below knee amputation a test socket which can be adapted for comfort and fit an elastic garment to assist with swelling and blood flow aesthetic covering of a prosthesis putting on the prosthesis taking off the prosthesis pointing foot upward toward the body to turn outward straightening of the joint bending of the joint manner of walking or moving outside of the leg the component which is worn inside the socket inside of the leg end of the nerve left after amputation swelling of the stump or residual limb toe is pointing down the artificial component of arm or leg the part of the limb which is remaining after an amputation the hard cast which is applied to the residual limb a compression sock to reduce swelling above the knee above the elbow below the elbow below the knee 42
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Page 3 and 4: Contents Introduction 4 Hearing the
Page 5: Hearing the News Learning that you
Page 8: Emotional Health and Wellbeing Your
Page 11 and 12: Phone support can be provided to an
Page 13 and 14: The Surgery Pain For most people, t
Page 15 and 16: The Steps to Recovery Following sur
Page 18 and 19: When can I return home? Healing tim
Page 20 and 21: Managing Pain Everyone’s experien
Page 22 and 23: Developing Good Habits Losing a lim
Page 24 and 25: How Your Prosthesis is Made Step 1.
Page 26 and 27: Caring for your Residual Limb Takin
Page 29 and 30: Prosthetics Explained Prosthetics c
Page 31 and 32: Funding for a Prosthesis How your p
Page 33 and 34: Assistive Devices An assistive devi
Page 35: Employment Returning to work is yet
Page 38 and 39: Weight Management Due to the reduce
Page 40 and 41: Body Image and Self Esteem Followin
Page 44: The New Genium/X3 Reclaim your life

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