Outcomes in lower limb amputation following trauma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1474-1479

  Penn Barwell, Jowan G ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Combat; Injury; Leg; Lower limb; Outcomes; Rehabilitation; Results; Trauma; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; KNEE AMPUTATION; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG INJURY; LEG PAIN; LEG PROSTHESIS; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL COMPONENT SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING;

EID: 80755126027     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

References (60)

1. M.S. Pinzur, F.A. Gottschalk, M.A. Pinto, and D.G. Smith Controversies in lower-extremity amputation J Bone Joint Surg Am 89 May (5) 2007 1118 1127 (Pubitemid 46724606)
2. R.L. Waters, J. Perry, D. Antonelli, and H. Hislop Energy cost of walking of amputees: the influence of level of amputation J Bone Joint Surg Am 58 January (1) 1976 42 46
3. J. Perry Below-the-knee compared with above-the-knee amputation J Bone Joint Surg Am 87 May (5) 2005 1162 1163 author reply 3
4. J. Nanchahal, S. Nayagam, U. Khan, C. Moran, S. Barrett, and F. Sanderson Standards of the management of open fractures of the lower limb 1 ed. 2009 Royal Society of Medicine Press London
5. E.J. MacKenzie, M.J. Bosse, R.C. Castillo, D.G. Smith, L.X. Webb, and J.F. Kellam Functional outcomes following trauma-related lower-extremity amputation J Bone Joint Surg Am 86-A August (8) 2004 1636 1645 (Pubitemid 39014306)
6. T.R. Dillingham, L.E. Pezzin, E.J. MacKenzie, and A.R. Burgess Use and satisfaction with prosthetic devices among persons with trauma-related amputations: a long-term outcome study Am J Phys Med Rehabil 80 August (8) 2001 563 571 (Pubitemid 32673072)
7. L.E. Pezzin, T.R. Dillingham, and E.J. MacKenzie Rehabilitation and the long-term outcomes of persons with trauma-related amputations Arch Phys Med Rehabil 81 March (3) 2000 292 300 (Pubitemid 30149277)
8. T.R. Dillingham, S.E. Braverman, and P.V. Belandres Persian Gulf War amputees: injuries and rehabilitative needs Mil Med 159 October (10) 1994 635 639
9. R.H. Lange, A.W. Bach, S.T. Hansen Jr., and K.H. Johansen Open tibial fractures with associated vascular injuries: prognosis for limb salvage J Trauma 25 March (3) 1985 203 208 (Pubitemid 15065796)
10. S. Millstein, D. Bain, and G.A. Hunter A review of employment patterns of industrial amputees - factors influencing rehabilitation Prosthet Orthot Int 9 August (2) 1985 69 78 (Pubitemid 15227953)
11. P.M. Hutchins The outcome of severe tibial injury Injury 13 November (3) 1981 216 219 (Pubitemid 11018478)
12. T. Melcer, G.J. Walker, M. Galarneau, B. Belnap, and P. Konoske Midterm health and personnel outcomes of recent combat amputees Mil Med 175 March (3) 2010 147 154
13. K. Hagberg, R. Branemark, B. Gunterberg, and B. Rydevik Osseointegrated trans-femoral amputation prostheses: prospective results of general and condition-specific quality of life in 18 patients at 2-year follow-up Prosthet Orthot Int 32 March (1) 2008 29 41 (Pubitemid 351386527)
14. H. Burger, C. Marincek, and R.J. Jaeger Prosthetic device provision to landmine survivors in Bosnia and Herzegovina: outcomes in 3 ethnic groups Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85 January (1) 2004 19 28 (Pubitemid 38049586)
15. F.T. Hoaglund, H.E. Jergesen, L. Wilson, L.W. Lamoreux, and R. Roberts Evaluation of problems and needs of veteran lower-limb amputees in the San Francisco Bay Area during the period 1977-1980 J Rehabil R D 20 July (1) 1983 57 71 (Pubitemid 14224723)
16. L. Graham, R.C. Parke, M.C. Paterson, and M. Stevenson A study of the physical rehabilitation and psychological state of patients who sustained limb loss as a result of terrorist activity in Northern Ireland 1969-2003 Disabil Rehabil 28 June (12) 2006 797 801 (Pubitemid 43878900)
17. J.J. Smith, J. Agel, M.F. Swiontkowski, R. Castillo, E. Mackenzie, and J.F. Kellam Functional outcome of bilateral limb threatening: lower extremity injuries at two years postinjury J Orthop Trauma 19 April (4) 2005 249 253 (Pubitemid 40561586)
18. J.E. Ware Jr., and C.D. Sherbourne The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual framework and item selection Med Care 30 June (6) 1992 473 483
19. M. Egger, G.D. Smith, and A.N. Phillips Meta-analysis: principles and procedures BMJ 315 December (7121) 1997 1533 1537 (Pubitemid 27517188)
20. M. Egger, M. Schneider, and D.G. Smith Spurious precision?. Meta-analysis of observational studies BMJ 316 January (7125) 1998 140 144 (Pubitemid 28121116)
21. E. Condie, H. Scott, and S. Treweek Lower limb prosthetic outcome measures: a review of the literature 1995-2005 J Prosthet Orthot 18 6 2006 13 45
22. R.D. Hays, H. Hahn, and G. Marshall Use of the SF-36 and other health-related quality of life measures to assess persons with disabilities Arch Phys Med Rehabil 83 December (12 Suppl. 2) 2002 S4 S9 (Pubitemid 35424683)
23. C.P. van der Schans, J.H. Geertzen, T. Schoppen, and P.U. Dijkstra Phantom pain and health-related quality of life in lower limb amputees J Pain Symptom Manage 24 October (4) 2002 429 436 (Pubitemid 36024174)
24. T. Pohjolainen, H. Alaranta, and M. Karkkainen Prosthetic use and functional and social outcome following major lower limb amputation Prosthet Orthot Int 14 2 1990 75 79 (Pubitemid 20322227)
25. C. Gauthier-Gagnon, M.-C. Grise, and D. Potvin Predisposing factors related to prosthetic use by people with a transtibial and transfemoral amputation J Prosthet Orthot 10 4 1998 99 109
26. T.R. Dillingham, L.E. Pezzin, and E.J. MacKenzie Limb amputation and limb deficiency: epidemiology and recent trends in the United States South Med J 95 August (8) 2002 875 883 (Pubitemid 34858025)
27. G. Mensch Physiotherapy following through-knee amputation Prosthet Orthot Int 7 August (2) 1983 79 87 (Pubitemid 13015183)
28. M.S. Pinzur, F. Gottschalk, M.A. Pinto, and D.G. Smith Controversies in lower extremity amputation Instr Course Lect 57 2008 663 672
29. J.S. Jensen, T.M. Poulsen, and M. Krasnik Through-knee amputations Acta Orthop Scand 53 June (3) 1982 463 466 (Pubitemid 12071561)
30. J.F. Newcombe, and R.W. Marcuson Through-knee amputation Br J Surg 59 April (4) 1972 260 266
31. P.J. Dougherty, L.V. McFarland, D.G. Smith, A. Esquenazi, D.J. Blake, and G.E. Reiber Multiple traumatic limb loss: a comparison of Vietnam veterans to OIF/OEF servicemembers J Rehabil Res Dev 47 4 2010 333 348
32. R.A. Epstein, A.W. Heinemann, and L.V. McFarland Quality of life for veterans and servicemembers with major traumatic limb loss from Vietnam and OIF/OEF conflicts J Rehabil Res Dev 47 4 2010 373 385
33. R. Gailey, L.V. McFarland, R.A. Cooper, J. Czerniecki, J.M. Gambel, and S. Hubbard Unilateral lower-limb loss: prosthetic device use and functional outcomes in servicemembers from Vietnam war and OIF/OEF conflicts J Rehabil Res Dev 47 4 2010 317 331
34. G.E. Reiber, L.V. McFarland, S. Hubbard, C. Maynard, D.K. Blough, and J.M. Gambel Servicemembers and veterans with major traumatic limb loss from Vietnam war and OIF/OEF conflicts: survey methods, participants, and summary findings J Rehabil Res Dev 47 4 2010 275 297
35. D.J. Stinner, T.C. Burns, K.L. Kirk, and J.R. Ficke Return to duty rate of amputee soldiers in the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq J Trauma 68 June (6) 2010 1476 1479
36. H. Taghipour, Y. Moharamzad, A.R. Mafi, A. Amini, M.M. Naghizadeh, and M.R. Soroush Quality of life among veterans with war-related unilateral lower extremity amputation: a long-term survey in a prosthesis center in Iran J Orthop Trauma 23 August (7) 2009 525 530
37. M.H. Ebrahimzadeh, and S. Hariri Long-term outcomes of unilateral transtibial amputations Mil Med 174 June (6) 2009 593 597
38. M.H. Ebrahimzadeh, and A.S. Fattahi Long-term clinical outcomes of Iranian veterans with unilateral transfemoral amputation Disabil Rehabil 31 22 2009 1873 1877
39. L. Tekin, Y. Safaz, A.S. Goktepe, and K. Yazycyodlu Comparison of quality of life and functionality in patients with traumatic unilateral below knee amputation and salvage surgery Prosthet Orthot Int 33 March (1) 2009 17 24
40. K.P. Rotter, K. Robles, M. Fuentes, and C. Carbonell Traumatic lower extremity amputees of the hospital del trabajador I. Laboral and functional aspects [Spainish] Ciencia and Trabajo 10 28 2008 63 67
41. N.S. Gunawardena, A. Seneviratne Rde, and T. Athauda Functional outcomes of unilateral lower limb amputee soldiers in two districts of Sri Lanka Mil Med 171 April (4) 2006 283 287
42. J.S. Hebert, and N.L. Ashworth Predictors of return to work following traumatic work-related lower extremity amputation Disabil Rehabil 28 May (10) 2006 613 618 (Pubitemid 43738886)
43. J.H. Geertzen, J.C. Bosmans, C.P. van der Schans, and P.U. Dijkstra Claimed walking distance of lower limb amputees Disabil Rehabil 27 February (3) 2005 101 104 (Pubitemid 40424625)
44. P.J. Dougherty Long-term follow-up of unilateral transfemoral amputees from the Vietnam war J Trauma 54 April (4) 2003 718 723 (Pubitemid 36538226)
45. P.J. Dougherty Transtibial amputees from the Vietnam war twenty-eight-year follow-up J Bone Joint Surg Am 83-A March (3) 2001 383 389 (Pubitemid 32221568)
46. P.J. Dougherty Long-term follow-up study of bilateral above-the-knee amputees from the Vietnam war J Bone Joint Surg Am 81 October (10) 1999 1384 1390 (Pubitemid 29489471)
47. J.M. Hoogendoorn, and C. van der Werken Grade III open tibial fractures: functional outcome and quality of life in amputees versus patients with successful reconstruction Injury 32 May (4) 2001 329 334 (Pubitemid 32372639)
48. A.S. Atesalp, K. Erler, E. Gur, E. Koseglu, V. Kirdemir, and B. Demiralp Bilateral lower limb amputations as a result of landmine injuries Prosthet Orthot Int 23 April (1) 1999 50 54 (Pubitemid 29197358)
49. A.B. Dagum, A.K. Best, E.H. Schemitsch, J.L. Mahoney, M.N. Mahomed, and K.R. Blight Salvage after severe lower-extremity trauma: are the outcomes worth the means? Plast Reconstr Surg 103 April (4) 1999 1212 1220 (Pubitemid 29135584)
50. H. Burger, C. Marincek, and E. Isakov Mobility of persons after traumatic lower limb amputation Disabil Rehabil 19 July (7) 1997 272 277 (Pubitemid 27338485)
51. R. Hertel, N. Strebel, and R. Ganz Amputation versus reconstruction in traumatic defects of the leg: outcome and costs J Orthop Trauma 10 4 1996 223 229 (Pubitemid 126432694)
52. D.G. Smith, P. Horn, D. Malchow, D.A. Boone, G.E. Reiber, and S.T. Hansen Jr. Prosthetic history, prosthetic charges, and functional outcome of the isolated, traumatic below-knee amputee J Trauma 38 January (1) 1995 44 47
53. B. Dahl, A.P. Andersson, M. Andersen, G.R. Andersen, L.B. Ebskov, and T. Reumert Functional and social long-term results after free tissue transfer to the lower extremity Ann Plast Surg 34 April (4) 1995 372 375
54. D. Kishbaugh, T.R. Dillingham, R.S. Howard, M.W. Sinnott, and P.V. Belandres Amputee soldiers and their return to active duty Mil Med 160 February (2) 1995 82 84
55. C.R. Walker, R.R. Ingram, M.G. Hullin, and S.W. McCreath Lower limb amputation following injury: a survey of long-term functional outcome Injury 25 August (6) 1994 387 392 (Pubitemid 24214886)
56. M.J. Fairhurst The function of below-knee amputee versus the patient with salvaged grade III tibial fracture Clin Orthop Relat Res April (301) 1994 227 232 (Pubitemid 24119278)
57. D.H. Livingston, D. Keenan, D. Kim, J. Elcavage, and M.A. Malangoni Extent of disability following traumatic extremity amputation J Trauma 37 September (3) 1994 495 499 (Pubitemid 24288587)
58. P. Pedersen, and V. Damholt Rehabilitation after amputation following lower limb fracture J Trauma 36 February (2) 1994 195 197 (Pubitemid 24070807)
59. N.A. Purry, and M.A. Hannon How successful is below-knee amputation for injury? Injury 20 January (1) 1989 32 36 (Pubitemid 19085730)
60. A.F. Groom, and J.T. Coull Army amputees from the Falklands - review J R Army Med Corps 130 June (2) 1984 114 116