Neuroma in bilateral upper limb amputation

• Published in: Orthopedics (Thorofare, N.J.) Vol. 31; no. 12
• Main Authors: Soroush, Mansoor, Modirian, Ehsan, Soroush, Mohamadreza, Masoumi, Mahdi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.12.2008
• Subjects: Amputation; Amputees - statistics & numerical data; Bone surgery; Humans; Neuroma - diagnosis; Neuroma - epidemiology; Orthopedics; Pain; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - diagnosis; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - epidemiology; Prevalence; Prostheses; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk Factors; Statistical analysis; Surgeons; United States - epidemiology; Upper Extremity; United States

To evaluate the prevalence of neuroma in bilateral upper limb amputees and investigate the effect of level of amputation on their pain, 86 patients with bilateral upper limb amputation were thoroughly examined by an orthopedic surgeon. Of 172 bilateral amputated upper limbs (86 victims of war) 17.1+...