Open AccessHow Common Are Chronic Residual Limb Pain, Phantom Pain, and Back Pain More Than 20 Years After Lower Limb Amputation for Malignant Tumors?
Author(s) -
Kevin Döring,
Carmen Trost,
Christoph K. Hofer,
M. Salzer,
Tryphon Kelaridis,
Reinhard Windhager,
Gerhard M. Hobusch
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001725
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , phantom pain , prosthesis , phantom limb , surgery , phantom limb pain , chronic pain , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , nursing
After major lower limb amputation, persistent pain is common, with up to 85% of patients reporting recurring phantom or residual-limb pain. Although pain management is an important factor of quality of life in patients with lower limb amputations, there are few long-term data regarding the frequency of persistent pain and how it impacts prosthesis use.