Major lower extremity amputations - risk of re-amputation, time to re-amputation, and risk factors: a nationwide cohort study from Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Re-amputation after lower extremity amputation is frequent. The primary aim of our study was to investigate cumulative re-amputation risk after transtibial amputation (TTA), knee disarticulation (KD), and transfemoral amputation (TFA) and secondarily to investigate time to re-amputation, and risk factors.

Methods

This observational cohort study was based on data from the Danish Nationwide Health registers. The population included first-time major lower extremity amputations (MLEA) performed in patients ≥ 50 years between 2010 and 2021. Both left and right sided MLEA from the same patient were included as index procedures.

Results

11,743 index MLEAs on 10,052 patients were included. The overall cumulative risks for re-amputation were 29% (95% con

SUBMITTER: Trier Heiberg Brix A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10836152 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature