Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Limb Amputation to Avoid Neuroma and Phantom Limb Pain in Patients Treated at a Pediatric Hospital.

ABSTRACT: Amputees frequently experience chronic neuroma-related residual limb and phantom limb pain (PLP). Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) transfers transected nerves to nearby motor nerves to promote healing and prevent neuroma formation and PLP. The purpose of this study was to report outcomes of TMR in a series of children and young adults treated at a pediatric hospital.

Methods

Patients undergoing major limb amputation with TMR were included with minimum one year follow-up and completed questionnaires. Primary clinical outcomes included incidence of symptomatic neuromas, PLP, residual limb pain, narcotic use, and neuromodulator use. A follow-up phone survey was conducted assessing five pediatric Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) metrics adapted to ass

SUBMITTER: Bjorklund KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10101300 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature