Phantom Pain and Risk Factors: A Multivariate Analysis

• Published in: Journal of pain and symptom management Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 578 - 585
• Main Authors: Dijkstra, Pieter U, Geertzen, Jan H.B, Stewart, Roy, van der Schans, Cees P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.2002; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; amputees; arm; Biological and medical sciences; Female; General aspects; Humans; leg; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Pain - etiology; Phantom Limb - etiology; phantom pain; prosthesis; Risk; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Risk; phantom pain; arm; prosthesis; amputees; leg; Human; Nervous system diseases; Lower limb; Multivariate analysis; Epidemiology; Pain; Limb; Amputation; Risk factor; Upper limb; Neurological disorder; Phantom limb

Phantom pain has been given considerable attention in literature. Phantom pain reduces quality of life, and patients suffering from phantom pain make heavy use of the medical system. Many risk factors have been identified for phantom pain in univariate analyses, including phantom sensations, stump p...