English Explanatory Dictionary

Ewing amputation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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. similar amputations above the knee, and on the arms.

Word forms

Ewing amputation Ewing amputations

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Ewing procedure agonist-antagonist amputation agonist-antagonist myoneural interface amputation AMI amputation
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