Sentences with phrase «knee amputation»

Below knee amputation as a result of injuries sustained.

a case involving an above knee amputation following negligent vascular care — damages exceeded half a million pounds.

Grabowski and her colleagues found that Rehm and other world - class long jumpers with a below - the - knee amputation use a fundamentally different technique than competitors who do not need a prosthesis.

Following this assessment the client was admitted to hospital but one of the ulcers failed to heal and the client had to undergo a below knee amputation.

A new study in today's issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found minimal risk for severe infection with osseointegrated implants — a newer prosthetic system, press - fitted directly into the femur bone — that enables bone growth over a metal, robotic prosthetic limb in patients with above knee amputations.

Someone with an above knee amputation would have to physically / manually unlock the knee to sit and could lock or unlock in standing or walking depending on his / her needs.

At age 20, after 15 ineffective surgeries in Latvia, she made the radical decision to move to London to undergo a below - the - knee amputation.

After the smoke cleared from the explosions, Bauman was alive but his blast injuries required a double above - the - knee amputation.

The case involved Robert Kusnierz who suffered serious physical injuries in a 2001 car accident, including a below - knee amputation.

The firm which previously represented a patient from the East Devon region says that inadequate care led to their client undergoing an unnecessary below the knee amputation — circumstances which the firm hopes will be prevented in future cases.

Virginia Lawyers Weekly reports in a $ 5 million settlement in a motorcycle accident case involving car that crossed the double yellow lines and struck a motorcycle head - on, causing catastrophic injuries, including an above - the - knee amputation.

Christie is particularly accomplished at handling employers» liability claims; his recent work includes recovering # 1.5 m in damages for a client who sustained a below the knee amputation at work.

On his third attempt to mount the moving behemoth, Choate slipped and his foot ended up under the wheel of the train, requiring a below - the - knee amputation.

After seven surgeries, including a below - the - knee amputation, as well as extensive physical therapy, SGT Callahan embarked on a long road to recovery.