The K9 leg trolley is an orthopaedic walking aid ideal for lower leg injuries such lower leg amputations, ruptured Achilles tendons, sprained ankles, broken ankles and feet, bunions, diabetic ulcers and fractured heels

Injuries - Amputation of lower leg

Anatomy
Amputation is the intentional surgical removal of a limb or body part. Amputation of the lower leg is also known as below knee amputation or BKA. It is performed to remove diseased tissue or relieve pain. The goal of all amputations is twofold: to remove diseased tissue so that the wound will heal cleanly, and to construct a stump that will allow the attachment of a prosthesis or artificial replacement part. Congenital amputation is the absence of a fetal limb or fetal part at birth.

Causes
Amputation may be necessary for the following reasons:

	To remove tissue that no longer has an adequate blood supply.
	To remove malignant tumours
	Because of severe trauma to the body part.
	The blood supply to an extremity can be cut off because of injury to the blood vessel, hardening of the arteries, arterial embolism, impaired circulation as a complication of diabetes mellitus, repeated severe infection that leads to gangrene, severe frostbite, Raynaud's disease, or Buerger's disease.

Congenital amputation may be the result of the constriction of fibrous bands within the membrane that surrounds the developing fetus, exposure to substances known to cause birth defects or other factors including genetics.

Treatment
Amputations can be either planned or emergency procedures. Injury and arterial embolisms are the main reasons for emergency amputations. The operation is performed under regional or general anaesthesia by a general or orthopaedic surgeon in a hospital operating room.

The Orthopaedic Leg Trolley offers a practical solution to increase mobility for below knee amputation. If you would like further details on the Orthopaedic Leg Trolley please contact us.

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Structsteel House,  Reid Street
  Christchurch, Dorset,  BH23 2BT, UK

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