Glossary Glossary AFO – Ankle-foot orthosisAmputation – The surgical removal of all or part of a limb due to disease or injuryAE Amputee – Person with an above-elbow amputationAK Amputee – Person with an above-knee amputationAmbulation – The medical term for walkingBE Amputee – Person with a below-elbow amputationBK Amputee – Person with a below-knee amputationBilateral Limb – Loss of two limbsChopart – A partial foot amputationCO – Cervical orthosisCompression Stockings – Elastic garments worn to compress a limbCongenital Limb Deficiency – An absent, shortened or abnormal limb present at birthContracture – Muscles shorten and make it impossible to straighten limbDonning/Doffing – Taking your prosthesis off and onEO – Elbow orthosisExtension – Straightening of the limb or jointFlexion – Bending of the limb or jointHKAFO – Hip knee ankle foot orthosisHip Disarticulation – Amputation of entire lower limb at hip levelKFO – Knee ankle foot orthosisKO – Knee orthosisLSO – Lumbar sacral orthosisOrthotist – One who fits and/or makes orthosesPhantom Limb – Sensation that an amputated limb is still attached to the bodyPly – Thickness of a sockProsthetist – One who fits and makes prosthesesQuadrilateral – Limb loss of four limbsRange of Motion (ROM) – The degree of motion in a jointResidual Limb – The remaining portion of the amputated limbSEWHO – Shoulder elbow wrist hand orthosisSocket – Part of the prosthesis that encapsulates the residual limbSymes – Amputation of the foot through the ankleTLSO – Thoracic lumbar sacral orthosisTrilateral – Limb loss of three limbsVolume – The amount of swelling in a limbWHO – Wrist hand orthosisWO – Wrist orthosis