BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION

Course overview

A BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION (BKA) IS A TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION THAT INVOLVES REMOVING THE FOOT, ANKLE JOINT, DISTAL TIBIA, FIBULA, AND CORRESPONDING SOFT TISSUE STRUCTURES. IN GENERAL, BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES THAN ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUE FOR PERFORMING BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE PRE AND POST OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING THIS PROCEDURE.