Glossary
- acquired limb-loss
- limb-loss that has occured after birth, as a result of an incident, accident or illness.
- Bilateral Amputation
- Double amputation of either both upper or both lower limbs
- Bilateral Transfemoral
- Amputation of both legs above the knee
- Congenital
- From Birth
- Congenital Amputee
- Born with missing limbs
- Congenital Anomaly
- Birth Abnormality
- Congenital limb-loss
- limb-loss from birth
- Disarticulation
- Through the Joint (such as the elbow, knee, shoulder or hip)
- Forequarter Amputation
- Amputation of the arm and shoulder
- Hemi-Pelvectomy
- Amputation of (approximately) half the pelvis
- Hip Disarticulation
- Amputation through the hip joint
- Interscapulthoracic
- Amputation of the arm and shoulder
- Knee Disarticulation
- Amputation through the hip joint
- Lateral
- Away from centre of the organ / body
- Medial
- Towards the centre of the organ / body
- Osteosarcoma
- Primary Bone Cancer
- Shoulder Disarticulation
- Amputation through the shoulder joint
- Symes Amputation
- Amputation through the ankle joint
- Transfemoral
- Above the Knee
- Transhumeral
- Above the Elbow
- Transradial
- Below the Elbow
- Transtarsal
- Through the tarsi / foot bones
- Transtibial
- Below the Knee
