arm amputation
Surgical upper extremity
Arm amputation is the surgical removal of all or part of an arm, typically due to severe trauma, disease, or infection that cannot otherwise be treated.
The procedure may remove the limb at various points—above or below the elbow, or at the shoulder.
She learned to write with her left hand after the arm amputation.
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
- limbJointed bodily projection
- upper limbArm and hand together
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
lost limb · phantom · phantom limb · socket · elbow · shoulder · veteran · trauma · residual · rehabilitation · occupational therapy · wound · bandage · fitting · nerve · nerve damage · muscle · scar
medical severity
arm amputationminor surgery
conservative treatment · wound dressing · wound care · physical therapy · medication
arm, arms, armed, arming, armless, armful, armpit, forearm, underarm