Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is caused by insufficient insulin production or lack of responsiveness to insulin. Diabetes is one of the major reasons for limb amputation today.
Diabetic ulcer
ulceration or death of tissue in foot or lower leg, caused by diabetes.
Diagnosis
To describe or assess the cause of any injury or disease.
Diplegia
Affecting both sides of the body.
Disarticulation
An amputation through a joint.
Distal
Term used to describe the furthest area from the body.
Doff
To take off.
Doffing a prosthesis
Taking off a prosthesis.
Dominant
Normally the extremity which does most of the work(Example. The hand you write with is the dominant side).
Don
To put on.
Donning a prosthesis
Putting on a prosthesis.
Donning aid
Tool used to help put on something.
Dorsal
The back side of.
Dorsiflexion
Lifting of the toes/ankle toward the ceiling.
DUCHENNE's disease
Severe progressive form of muscular dystrophy.
DUCHENNE's sign
Trunk bends lateral toward stance leg during stance phase.
Durometer
Term used to describe how soft, firm, or hard something may be.