Protective and Risk Factors for Phantom Limb Pain and Residual Limb Pain Severity.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The exact mechanisms underlying the development and maintenance of phantom limb pain (PLP) are still unclear. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting pain intensity in patients with chronic, lower limb, traumatic PLP.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional analysis of patients with PLP. We assessed amputation-related and pain-related clinical and demographic variables. We used univariate and multivariate models to evaluate the associated factors modulating PLP and residual limb pain (RLP) intensity.

Results

We included 71 unilateral traumatic lower limb amputees. Results showed that (1) amputation-related perceptions were experienced by a large majority of the patients with chronic PLP (sensations: 90.1%, n = 64; residual pain: 81.7%, n = 58); (2) P

SUBMITTER: Munger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7363546 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature