above-knee
Past the kneecap
Above-knee describes something positioned at or extending to a point higher than the knee.
Most often it modifies garments: an above-knee skirt, above-knee boots.
In medical contexts, it specifies the level of an amputation: an above-knee prosthetic.
Manufactured body substitute
- residual limbExtremity portion remaining post-amputation
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
mobility · rehabilitation · fitting · liner · suspension · phantom limb · amputee · prosthetist
prosthetic
Manufactured body substitute
- residual limbExtremity portion remaining post-amputation
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- stumpTrunk base after felling
prosthesis · mobility · rehabilitation · fitting · liner · suspension · phantom limb · amputee · prosthetist · walking aid
fracture
Split in hard material
cast · brace · surgical · orthopedic · femoral · immobilization · splint · recovery · swelling · trauma
hemline
Garment's lowest edge
thigh-high · legwear · fashion · stockings · boots · hosiery · silhouette · modesty · style · coverage
- rehabilitationrehab, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, inpatient rehab
- hemlinesmini, midi, maxi, floor-length, ankle-length
- Amputationsleg amputation, arm amputation, foot amputation, disarticulation
above-kneebelow-knee
Beneath the kneecap
knee-length · ankle-length · full-length · BK
above, knee, knees, kneed, kneeing, kneecap, kneel, kneels, kneeling