Open AccessPrevalence of postamputation pain and its subtypes: a meta-analysis with meta-regression
Author(s) -
Paul M. Schwingler,
Rajat N. Moman,
Christy Hunt,
Zachary Ashmore,
Sandra P. Ogletree,
Mason E. Uvodich,
Mohammad Hassan Murad,
W. Michael Hooten
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pain reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2471-2531
DOI - 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000918
Subject(s) - meta analysis , medicine , confidence interval , prevalence , systematic review , meta regression , clinical trial , relative risk , epidemiology , medline , physical therapy , biology , biochemistry
Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Postamputation pain is high in patients with nontraumatic lower-extremity amputations, but the pooled prevalence rates were associated with high levels of heterogeneity. Ongoing research using the Durham Pain Investigations Group Postamputation Pain Algorithm taxonomy is needed to fully delineate the prevalence of postamputation pain and its subtypes.