Ewing amputation meaning: definition, etymology

Ewing amputation

noun

Etymology Ewing+amputation. Named after the first patient treated with this type of amputation, Jim Ewing.

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery A type of below-the-knee amputation, which reconstructs agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces that are left hanging unpaired in traditional amputations; to preserve normal nerve signaling between muscle and brain; reducing incidences of phantom limb syndrome.

Broadly similar amputations above the knee, and on the arms.

Synonyms: Ewing procedure, agonist-antagonist amputation, agonist-antagonist myoneural interface amputation, AMI amputation
Hypernyms: agonist-antagonist amputation, agonist-antagonist myoneural interface amputation, AMI amputation, amputation, below-the-knee amputation, leg amputation, limb amputation
Hyponyms: Ewing procedure
Coordinate terms: agonist-antagonist myoneural interface, AMI