EFFICACY OF LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH WAR-RELATED LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION

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ROUGHAYEH BAY; HAGHIGHI HOSSEIN

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Journal: Iranian Journal of War and Public Health Year:2010 | Volume:2 | Issue:7 Page(s): 50-57

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Title

EFFICACY OF LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH WAR-RELATED LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION

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ROUGHAYEH BAY | HAGHIGHI HOSSEIN | Issue Writer Certificate

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WAR-RELATED AMPUTATIONQ3

CHRONIC PAINQ3

PROSTHESIS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIREQ3

Abstract

Background and purpose: Limb loss is a phenomenon that induces disability in patient undergoing amputation. Amputation is needed in treatment of war related patients and most of amputees suffer of chronic amputation-related pain. Information about outcomes after lower limb amputation is useful when determining the treatment options for these patients. Purpose: consideration of quality of long-term outcomes of WAR-RELATED AMPUTATION.Material and methods: For this study, 34 Iranian soldiers who had one-side lower limb amputation were asked to answer the Persian version of PROSTHESIS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (PEQ). The PEQ has been shown to have a high degree of content validity and temporal stability.Results: All of participants at least suffered of one kind of amputation related pain in the previous 4 weeks. Phantom sensation was reported 91.2%, with phantom pain 86%, and 8.8% of patients did not have any pain in residual limb. 88.2% endured pain in lateral limb as well as back pain.Conclusion: According to this study, the most prevalent outcomes in war-related amputee are phantom sensation, residual limb pain, lateral limb pain, back pain and phantom pain.

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ROUGHAYEH, BAY, & HAGHIGHI, HOSSEIN. (2010). EFFICACY OF LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH WAR-RELATED LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF WAR AND PUBLIC HEALTH (TEBE-E-JANBAZ), 2(7), 50-57. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/152286/en

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ROUGHAYEH BAY, HAGHIGHI HOSSEIN. EFFICACY OF LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH WAR-RELATED LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF WAR AND PUBLIC HEALTH (TEBE-E-JANBAZ)[Internet]. 2010;2(7):50-57. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/152286/en

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BAY ROUGHAYEH, and HOSSEIN HAGHIGHI, “EFFICACY OF LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH WAR-RELATED LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF WAR AND PUBLIC HEALTH (TEBE-E-JANBAZ), vol. 2, no. 7, pp. 50–57, 2010, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/152286/en

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