Letter A

AKA (above the knee amputation)

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In general usage, this would be read to mean 'also known as.' For example, William Jefferson (aka 'Bill') Clinton.

However, in medical parlance, AKA means 'above the knee amputation.' A nurse scrubbing for an AKA is getting ready to assist in an above-knee amputation.

AKA is as opposed to BKA, a below-the-knee amputation.

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