Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Hand and upper extremity
Above-elbow amputation
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- PI - perform independently (NMC)
- Also called
- transhumeral amputation
Videos and resources
- VideoAbove Elbow Transhumeral Amputation – removal of the arm above the elbow3:54
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Perform amputations of the: i. Thumb ii. Digits iii. Below elbow and Above elbow” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 10)