Incidence And Causes Case Study

2. List the names of the specific structures that had to be reattached. Cardiovascular, Muscular, Skeletal, Nervous, and Integumentary

After a four week operation, when each step can mean your last one on two legs

As for John Buford, during the Battle of Gettysburg, he received a bullet to his kneecap. Since it wasn’t that serious, there was no need for an amputation. But if it was, they would have no other choice but amputate his leg. This would have been really painful because there were no anesthetics John Buford would have been wide awake, feeling all the pain of a saw cutting through his skin and

The loss of a leg can affect how well a person can move depending on where it has been amputated, for example, below or above the knee. Artificial limbs can help people to move, but these benefits also vary depending on where the limb has been amputated.

Amputations were intended to prevent gangrene, which is a deadly complication resulting from obstructed circulation or bacterial infection ("History of Medicine," 2011). When legs were amputated, patents waited for artificial limb designs to be accommodated for them. Around 150 patents were issued for artificial limbs between 1861 and 1873, the industry then expanded to benefit the veteran population ("History of Medicine," 2011). It costed veterans $75 to buy an artificial leg and $50 for an arm, the Confederacy then provided financial assistance in 1864 for purchases ("History of Medicine," 2011). Gunshot and explosive wounds carried many types of injuries with them like comminuted fractures, compound fractures, and wounds of joints ("The Call," n.d.). Comminuted fractures are where the bone is broken, splintered, or crushed into different pieces, which demands amputation ("The Call," n.d.). While compound fractures on the other hand are when bone comes through the skin; May require amputation if in a large limb like a leg, thigh, arm, or forearm ("The Call," n.d.). Injuries that almost always needed amputations were wounds to the joints such as the knee joint, elbow joint, shoulder joint, wrist, ankle, and hip joint. Most of all of these injuries could have been treated with better care with the medical procedures we have

For Ewell’s leg, lets just say it wasn’t a good story; since he got hit with a mini ball shattering his bones below his knee. Good story right. Now when they performed the amputation they didn’t use anesthesia and the procedure wasn’t anything sweet or painless. It included a saw, couple of pair of hands, and a towel; make that two towels. You might wonder oh what's the other one for? And What do you mean a couple pair of hands?

Prosthetics has always been part of most of our history, and it has come a long way since then. Forms of prosthetics date way back to the Civil War, and has made a lot of progress throughout the years. During the Civil War, many soldiers would have to be amputated everyday to save their lives. For example, in the text “I Will Not Get Out of Heart Yet,” it states that “Soldiers shot in the arm or leg on the battlefield were highly likely to develop potentially fatal infections, and the only way to prevent a painful death was to cut off the damaged body part.” Despite this fact, prosthetics were extremely uncomfortable to wear and were considered “crude contraptions” and “ were usually made of wood or steel --- that were awkward and painful to wear.” Many soldiers did not like having prosthetic limbs, as they were uncomfortable to wear and awkward to move around with.

If you compare medical procedures of over one hundred years ago to today's, you could realize the colossal jump forward we’ve made. During the Civil War, things as simple as treating a small wound could lead to death. The big difference is between how amputations were performed during the 1860’s and how they are performed today. My goal in this paper is to inform you on surgical procedures, amputation techniques and prosthetics of the Civil War.

During the Dark Ages a lost limb was considered a weakness; therefore the majority of artificial limbs were made for soldiers to hold a shield or hide a missing leg while in battle (Clements, 2008). At that time, welders, watchmakers and tradesman made prosthetics. The watchmakers were key to the addition of the internal functions of the limb (Norton 2007). Functionality was not considered while making these artificial limbs, however they did allow for soldiers to continue on in

When a person loses a limb, it is never a clean cut; whether it be the remnants of gore from the cut, the trauma of the loss, or the non-physical remnant of the limb itself, known as Phantom Limb Syndrome. Despite effecting 80% of all amputees, the sensation itself continues to mystify neuroscientists and is not yet fully understood. The most popularized type of phantom are the painful ones, seeing as it affects 50-80% of amputees regardless of whether their amputation was traumatic or done in a hospital for their health, but phantom limbs are not all painful and can come in many shapes, sizes, and types of sensations. (873)

Prosthetic limbs have been around for centuries, but what is one thing they all have in common? They have all been a nuisance. In recent years technology of the modern day Prosthesis has ventured to new heights, but they have not perfected an artificial limb yet. With the amount of people in need of prosthetic limbs, the demand for a perfect prosthesis is tremendous. The perfect prosthesis shouldn’t feel or even look like an artificial limb. Prosthetics should go unnoticed throughout the rest of the amputee’s life.

My passion for the world of Prosthetics and Orthotics was sparked whilst serving with the Military in Afghanistan, where I was witness to the varying array of catastrophic injuries, caused by the conflict. Not only amongst my fellow Service Personnel, but also amongst the local populace.

First, BIID affects a very small percentage of the population where in most cases the limb is perfectly fine and there no physical problems with it. I believe this condition should first be treated with psychotherapy pharmaceutical therapy, and possibly joining a support group before consideration of surgery. It is important to treat this form of condition with different approaches tailored to the individual's needs. I also read that some patients cope with thee condition by using cane and prosthetic attachment to make them feel normal. Therefore, surgeons shouldn't carry this type of amputation without a verifiable medical reason to perform the operation. On the other hand, an ethical conflict here is principle of autonomy where patients

who want limbs that function faster and better. Their demands push the limits of prosthetic

Robots have long fascinated the minds of humans. From bionic men to exoskeletons, robots have long filled the big screens and small screens. But, these technologies have only recently been created through prosthetics. The future of prosthetics will combine body, mind and machine to fix the broken. The goal of the science of prosthetics is to restore the independence of amputees and allow them to do everyday tasks necessary for life that we all take for granted. In the movie Star Wars Episode V, Luke Skywalker replaced his amputated arm with a perfect bionic replacement. During that time, replicating limbs seemed very unlikely.