Amputee Background

An amputee is an individual who has undergone an amputation of some sort. An amputee might have undergone a medical amputation, or he or she might have undergone a traumatic amputation. An amputee might have had any part of his or her extremities amputated. This does not mean that all amputees are missing at least one entire limb, however. Amputees might have had a single toe amputated, and would still qualify as amputees, as the operation to remove a toe is still an amputation.

Arm Amputee

An arm amputee is an individual who has had one or both of his or her arms amputated. The arm amputee might still have most of his or her arms, however, as he or she could still be called an arm amputee if he or she had his or her hand amputated. An arm amputee will likely counter certain problems arising from a decreased amount of functionality comparative to his or her functionality prior to the amputation, but there are many ways for an arm amputee to surmount any such difficulties, and many arm amputees live perfectly normal lives without difficulty.

Quad Amputee

A quad amputee is an individual who has had both of his or her arms and both of his or her legs amputated. Such amputation might be the result of a severe case of frostbite, for example, although there are many other conditions which might account for such amputation. A quad amputee will likely encounter increased difficulty in functioning normally, but there are a number of different prostheses and tools which can allow a quad amputee to continue to live a normal life without great difficulty.

Leg Amputee

A leg amputee is an individual who has had either one or both of his or her legs amputated. A doctor might decide to amputate an individual's legs if, for example, he or she had diabetes, and was experiencing severe circulatory problems that might have led to major complications with his or her legs. Even if a doctor does amputate an individual's legs, however, the individual will likely have access to a great many tools which will allow him or her to lead a functional life.