Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface Surgery to Treat Chronic Postamputation Pain: A Prospective Study in Major Lower Limb Amputation Patients [PDF]
Annals of Surgery OpenObjective:. The objective was to assess the postsurgical outcomes of regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI) surgery in a prospective cohort of major lower extremity amputation patients with chronic postamputation pain. Background:.
Jennifer C. Lee, MD +12 more
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Clinical Characteristics Associated with the PLP-PLS Index, a New Potential Metric to Phenotype Phantom Limb Pain [PDF]
BiomedicinesBackground: Phantom limb pain (PLP) is highly prevalent after amputation. However, the influence of non-painful sensations (PLS) remains unclear. This study examines the PLP-PLS index as a novel tool to differentiate PLP from PLS and explores the ...
Jorge Ortega-Márquez +12 more
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Successful Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain and Phantom Limb Sensation in the Traumatic Amputee Using Scalp Acupuncture [PDF]
Acupunct Med, 2014 Chi‐Chuan Tseng +2 more
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Pain After Lower Limb Amputations: Insights from the Heidelberg Amputation Registry [PDF]
MedicinaBackground and Objectives: The experience of unpleasant sensory phenomena after lower limb amputations (LLAs), including phantom limb pain (PLP), phantom limb sensation (PLS), and residual limb pain (RLP), impacts global healthcare and adversely affects ...
Timo Albert Nees +7 more
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Phantom Limb Sensation (PLS) and Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) among Young Landmine Amputees. [PDF]
Iran J Child Neurol, 2016 Mahtab Poor Zamany Nejat Kermany +4 more
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Phantom Limb and pain after traumatic lower extremity amputation.
مجلة كلية الطب, 2014 Background: Pain after amputation is a common squeal, patients often have a phantom limb sensation too, which can be painful or painless. Objectives: This study describes the sensations and pain reported by patients after traumatic amputation of ...
Adnan H. Hnoosh
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Psychophysical Evaluation of the Capability for Phantom Limb Movement in Forearm Amputees. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 A phantom limb is the sensation that an amputated limb is still attached to the body and is moving together with other body parts. Phantom limb phenomenon is often described on the basis of the patient's subjective sense, for example as represented using
Noritaka Kawashima, Tomoki Mita
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Combined mirror visual and auditory feedback therapy for upper limb phantom pain: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Phantom limb sensation and phantom limb pain is a very common issue after amputations. In recent years there has been accumulating data implicating 'mirror visual feedback' or 'mirror therapy' as helpful in the treatment of phantom limb ...
Yan Kun, Chernev Ivan, Wilcher Delia G
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X-reality for phantom limb management for amputees: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Engineered Regeneration, 2023 Phantom limb is a disabling neuropsychiatric condition among amputees resulting in pain and disturbance that impact their functions, quality of life, and autonomy. While pharmacological approaches appeared to be ineffective, the emergence and integration
James Chung-Wai Cheung +8 more
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