Prosthetics Glossary

Abbreviation for Amputee Mobility Predictor, a validated clinical tool used to assess ambulatory potential in lower-limb...

A standardised clinical assessment tool used to predict prosthetic functional outcome and appropriate K-level classifica...

An individual who has undergone amputation of both limbs at the same anatomical level or region, either of the upper or...

A partial-foot amputation at the midtarsal (talonavicular and calcaneocuboid) joint level, retaining the hindfoot, named...

A partial-foot amputation at the tarsometatarsal joint level, named after the French surgeon Jacques Lisfranc de St. Mar...

An ankle disarticulation with removal of the malleoli and preservation of the heel pad, providing an end-bearing residua...

Surgical removal of the lower limb above the knee, at a level through the femur.

Amputation through the shaft of the humerus, resulting in loss of the forearm and hand while retaining part of the upper...

Surgical removal of the forefoot across the metatarsal bones, leaving the hindfoot and ankle intact.

Amputation performed through the shaft of the radius and ulna, resulting in loss of the hand and part of the forearm, hi...

A partial-foot amputation performed through the tarsal bones, preserving the heel pad and some midfoot structures.

Surgical removal of the lower limb below the knee, preserving the tibia and fibula remnant.