Ewing amputation

== English == === Etymology === Ewing+amputation. Named after the first patient treated with this type of amputation, Jim Ewing. === Noun === Ewing amputation (plural Ewing amputations) (surgery) 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. (by extension) similar amputations above the knee, and on the arms. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ====