below-knee
Amputation site descriptor
Below-knee describes something that extends to or is located beneath the knee.
The term appears most often in medical contexts: a below-knee amputation removes the leg below the knee joint, and a below-knee prosthetic replaces that portion.
In fashion, below-knee boots or skirts reach just past the kneecap.
Manufactured body substitute
- residual limbExtremity portion remaining post-amputation
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- linerInner protective covering
- stumpTrunk base after felling
prosthetist · fitting · rehabilitation · phantom pain · shrinker · alignment · mobility · artificial limb
Performers, throw, or splint
- fractureSplit in hard material
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- tibiaMain lower leg bone
- fibulaOuter lower leg bone
shin · calf · orthopedic · brace · immobilization · walking boot · DVT · compression
Ankle-covering footwear
- socksCloth foot coverings
- skirtsLower-body garments for women
- hemlineGarment's lowest edge
- calf-lengthExtending to mid-lower-leg
midi · hosiery · stockings · leg warmers · capri · cropped pants · tights · compression socks
prosthetic
Manufactured body substitute
- residual limbExtremity portion remaining post-amputation
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- linerInner protective covering
stump · prosthetist · fitting · rehabilitation · phantom pain · shrinker · alignment · mobility · artificial limb · vascular
cast
Performers, throw, or splint
fibula · shin · calf · orthopedic · brace · immobilization · walking boot · DVT · compression · edema
boots
Ankle-covering footwear
calf-length · midi · hosiery · stockings · leg warmers · capri · cropped pants · tights · compression socks · crew socks
- rehabilitationrehab, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, inpatient rehab
- hemlinesmini, midi, maxi, floor-length, ankle-length
- Amputationsleg amputation, arm amputation, foot amputation, disarticulation