Your Patient Is a 55-Year-Old Man Who Just Had a Transtibial

question 4

Multiple Choice

Your patient is a 55-year-old man who just had a transtibial amputation secondary to a work-related accident. You are working with him on functional mobility just after his surgery. Which of the following represents the best positioning for this patient?

• A) Place a pillow under the knee of the residual limb to improve comfort in supine.
• B) Have him spend some time in prone each day to encourage extension of the affected hip and knee.
• C) Turn the affected leg out while he is sitting to stretch the hip adductor muscles.
• D) While he is sitting in the chair, position the knee in flexion to encourage circulation to the surgical site.

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