The pre-amputation pain and the postoperative deafferentation are the risk factors of phantom limb pain: a clinical survey in a sample of Chinese population
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DOI: 10.1186/s12871-017-0359-6
Abstract: BackgroundTo provide an overview of phantom limb pain (PLP) in China. This includes the prevalence of PLP and possible risk factors.MethodsIn a retrospective study, telephone interviews were conducted with 391 amputation patients who underwent extremity… read more here.
Keywords: amputation; amputation pain; risk factors; phantom limb ... See more keywords
Post-amputation pain among lower limb amputees in a tertiary care hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study.
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DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210609
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of post- amputation pain among lower-limb amputees and its burden on their lives. METHODS A retrospective patients record review of lower limb amputation surgeries was carried out at King Abdulaziz… read more here.
Keywords: amputation pain; amputation; lower limb; pain ... See more keywords