Foot symptoms that may occur along with foot pain. Pain in the feet may accompany other symptoms affecting any of the structures of the foot including: Bleeding or bruising. Burning or tingling sensation (paresthesia). Difficulty moving the foot, ankle or toes. Joint pain. Numbness. Stiffness. Swelling (edema) of the foot or joints.
Synonym(s): artery forceps, haemostatic forceps. artery forceps An atraumatic forceps with teeth that will not injure the vessel; used for temporary occlusion of a vessel.
Locking forceps, sometimes called clamps, are used to grasp and hold objects or tissue. When they are used to compress an artery to forestall bleeding, they are called hemostats. Another form of locking forceps is the needle holder, used to guide a suturing needle through tissue. Many locking forceps use finger loops to facilitate handling (see illustration, below, of Kelly forceps).