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transfemoral en · ADJ

Etymology

From trans- + femoral.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Across the femur (or thigh)
    • Current policy in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) is to provide individuals who require a prosthesis for a knee disarticulation (KD) or transfemoral (TF)-level amputation a microprocessor knee (MPK) unit for daily use and a non-microprocessor knee unit (N-MPK) as a backup prosthesis. 2022, Jody-Lynn Young, Eva Guérin, Markus Besemann, Nancy Dudek, “Microprocessor knee versus non-microprocessor knee for backup device in lower limb prostheses: A qualitative study”, in Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, →DOI, pages 1-13:

Deriveds

transfemorally

Translations (1)

fr transfémoral (Translations)