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Q: What is the appropriate length of stump for below knee amputation?
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What is the Postops care of Below-the-knee amputation?

Elevate stump to decreased swelling using a pillow, monitor vitals signs and monitor for bleeding.


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What is the length of a cricket rectangle?

It is called a cricket pitch not a rectangle. I am unsure from memory of length but its about 22ft long from stump to stump.


What does pseudoneuroma mean?

A mass of interlacing , coiled fibers , cells of Schwann , and fibrous tissue forming a mass at the end of an amputation stump. Also called amputation or traumatic neuroma, this is not a true neuroma.


What is the length of a full size cricket pitch?

A full size cricket pitch is 22yds (66ft) from stump to stump and is 8'8" wide.


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Why does the stump fail to heal in some cases after amputation?

Nonhealing is usually due to an inadequate blood supply. The rate of nonhealing varies from 5-30% depending on the facility


What pain accompanies an amputation?

Persistent pain in the stump or pain in the phantom limb is experienced by most amputees to some degree. Treatment of phantom limb pain is difficult.


Why were ships surgeons called 'bones'?

In the British navy in the eighteenth century, ships' surgeons were given the epithet "sawbones" because the common treatment for injuries to limbs was amputation. The amputation procedure involved cutting through soft tissue, sawing through the bone, then cauterising the stump with tar.


What is the length of the cricket stump?

height of each stump is 28 inches (71.1 cm) with diameters of 1½ inches (3.81 cm) and 1⅜ inches (3.49 cm).


Is the stump griding affected way of removing stump?

An effective way? Generally the stump is ground down 6 inches or so below ground level and dirt put over the top. As long as the tree was dead it will slowly rot away. If it was a living tree, it may sprout again from the stump.


What should be length of the cricket stump?

The total height of the stumps including bails is 28.5 inches (720 mm)