Practicals · Traumatology and Surgery · Procedural skills — Extremities
Above-knee amputation (AKA)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- Essential (NMC)
- Also called
- transfemoral amputation
Videos and resources
- VideoSkill Station: Above knee amputation2:18
- VideoAbove Knee Amputation by Dr. SRB | Dr. Srirama Bhat11:43
- +66 more links
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Operative note template
How to write the operative note in the case sheet: blank template, worked example and printable PDF (free).
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Amputations, lower extremity (Hip disarticulation, AKA, BKA, Trans-met)” ( NMC curriculum, page 9)