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Ewing amputation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A type of below-the-knee amputation, which reconstructs agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces that are left hanging unpaired in traditional amputations; to preserve normal nerve signaling between muscle and brain; reducing incidences of phantom limb syndrome.

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Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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Meaning 2

similar amputations above the knee, and on the arms.

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Usage: broadly

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Etymology

Ewing+amputation. Named after the first patient treated with this type of amputation, Jim Ewing.