Research Article
Characterisation of Phantom Limb Pain in Traumatic Lower-Limb Amputees
Table 1
Study population characterisation.
| Age, median (IQR), years | 39.5 (32–50) | | Women, n (%) | 20 | 36.36% | Men | 35 | 63.64% |
| TSA, median (IQR), months | 20.47 (10.63–52.93) | | Caucasian | 29 | 52.73% | Afro-South American | 26 | 47.27% |
| Educational level, median (IQR), years | 11 (8–21) | | Below the knee | 26 | 47.27% | Above the knee | 29 | 52.73% | Preprosthetic | 31 | 56.36% | Prosthetic | 24 | 43.64% |
| PLP, VAS (mm) | 60 (50–79.30) | | Mild PLP, (0 > VAS > 40) mm | 5 | 9.09% | Moderate PLP, (40 ≥ VAS > 70) mm | 27 | 49.09% | Severe PLP, (VAS ≥ 70) mm | 23 | 41.82% |
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N = number of observations; IQR = interquartile range; TSA = time since amputation; VAS = visual analogue scale; % = percentage.
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