UPPER LIMB AMPUTATION

Course overview

UPPER EXTREMITY AMPUTATIONS ARE A PROCEDURE COMMONLY DONE IN A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING INFECTION, TRAUMA, CANCER, DISEASE PROGRESSION OR CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS. THE LEVEL AT WHICH THE AMPUTATION OCCURS CAN GREATLY IMPACT A PATIENT'S OUTCOMES AND LEVEL OF CARE REQUIRED BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. THIS ACTIVITY AIMS TO REVIEW ANATOMY, INDICATIONS, SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS/COMPLICATIONS THAT MAY ARISE SO THAT AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MAY PROVIDE OPTIMAL CARE TO PATIENTS WHO MAY NEED THIS PROCEDURE.