#toe amputation

[i-like-salsa]

Slytherin: is decapitation strictly for the head? Like why isn’t there a word for severing toes? The English language has failed me.

Ravenclaw: amputate. The word you’re looking for is amputate.

Slytherin: but that’s not specific to any part of the body. Why isn’t there a word for amputating someone’s toes?

Ravenclaw: amputoe

[pose4photoml]

[disability-shout-outs]

Shout out to folks with a Ray Amputation!

[woundoxygentherapy]

toe amputation  is the partial or total removal of one or more toes. It is often a  result of severe injury, infection, or conditions like diabetic foot  ulcers that resist conservative treatment. It is considered when the  affected toe has become non-viable, posing a significant risk to the  patient's overall health. The procedure aims to prevent the spread of  infection, alleviate pain, and improve mobility.

[allthiings]

Toe Amputation Surgery: Procedure, Cost, Treatment, Benefits, Side Effects & Risks | Medanta

[thegaitguys]

Hallux amputation. What would you expect to present in this case ?

The stuff we get/see. Hallux amputation. What would you expect to present in this case ? We will dive into this one next week, but here are some cursory things to consider: It is the right foot. -Without the hallux, we cannot wind up the windlass and shorten the distance between the first metatarsal and heel, thus the arch will splay (more permanently over time we suspect) and we cannot optimize the arch height. This will promote more internal spin on that limb because of more midfoot pronation and poor medial foot tripod stabilization. - more internal limb spin means more internal hip spin, and more demand (which might not be met at the glute level) and thus loads that are supposed to be buffered with hip stabilization, will be transferred into the low back, and or into the medial knee. Look for more quad protective tone if they cannot get it from the glutes. Troubles arise when we try to control the hip from quadriceps strategies, it is poorly postured to do so, but people do it everyday, *hint: most cyclists and distance runners to a large degree) - anterior pelvis posturing on the right, perhaps challenging durability of the lower abdominals, hence suspect QL increased protective tone, possible low back tightness or pain depending on duration of activities - there is so much more, we are just wetting your appetite here on this one. see you next week on this one gang ! Ivo and i are in the studio for another podcast this afternoon, hope you got to #137 this week ! lots more goodies to come ! cheers, shawn and ivo Photo permission by patient

[thevetsaidwhat]

I was the Hulk around Halloween...

Thursdays are procedure days, and on Wednesday a very sweet pittie came in with her toe partially amputated. My job was to amputate the remainder.

And I did it, gol’ dangit.

At first as I clamped down on the metatarsal bone (rear left paw, digit V), and the rongeur handles bit into my hand, I squeaked. Then I squeal-growled, in a girly fashion, leaning into the table. The technician and the assistant snickered. “Hulk it!” they told me.

So my growling took on a more gutteral, less high pitched tone. More She-Hulk than Hulk, I guess. My left hand joined the melee. My growling could echo up to the front of the building where clients were present and so, knowing that a good whole-hearted but blasphemous swear** was out of the question, my verbalizations turned to some softly muttered, partially grunted “oh holy frijoles” and “freaking popsicle sticks.”

Then the table tried to tip over, since I was bracing my hands and the rongeur handles on it (not the foot). The assistant leapt into the battle near the dog’s head and counter-balanced my attempts.

And then the cut went through.

My hands, vibrating from adrenaline and effort and the sheer “WTF-ery” of the event, hovered over the dog’s draped limb. Before me was a necrotic PI and an oblique-cut remnant of the MT-V. Now I had to rasp the rough edge of the bone still inside the dog, clean her healthy tissues, and close her up.

The technicians are still giggling about all of this.

**I never swear during work hours, and usually don’t ANYWAY. But frustration was coming at me in leaps and bounds.

(To clarify -- I have poor muscle strength in my arms/hands, and regularly see a doctor for upper back and neck pain. It’s not like this is usually THAT hard to do. And the other doctor on that day is still recovering from cancer, so her strength is even less than mine. Couldn’t ask her to do it. Heck--I almost made the assistant scrub in just to do the cut.)