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- Title
Frequency of Phantom Limb Pain in Lower Limb Amputees.
- Authors
Fahim, Muhammad; Ahmed, Khalil; Nadeem, Amjad; Khalil, Hayyan Bin
- Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of phantom pain in lower limb amputees. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM), Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jan to Dec 2012. Methodology: Ninety-Six lower limb male amputees fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled. Pain severity was assessed on the visual analogue scale at admission, after one month and the second-month post-amputation. Results: Ninety-Six male patients were studied. The mean age was 27.40±5.00 years. 46 (47.91%) patients had amputation of left lower limbs. Bilateral lower amputation was 8 (8.33%). Mine blast injury was the leading cause of lower limb amputation in these patients (58.33%). In addition, 61 (63.54%) were experiencing Phantom limb pain (PLP). At admission, 31 (50.81%) patients described severe pain on the visual analogue scale; however, this number decreased to 2(3.27%) after two-months post-rehabilitation. Conclusion: Many factors, including phantom limb pain, may delay rehabilitation and community re-integration of amputees. Therefore, it is very important to know the frequency of phantom limb pain; this knowledge will help us manage it in a timely manner.
- Subjects
RAWALPINDI (Pakistan); PAKISTAN; PHANTOM limbs; LEG amputation; AMPUTEES; VISUAL analog scale; BLAST injuries
- Publication
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 72, Issue 4, p1186
- ISSN
0030-9648
- Publication type
Article