Lauren M Mioton, Gregory A Dumanian, Megan E Fracol, A Vania Apkarian, Ian L Valerio, Jason M Souza, Benjamin K Potter, Scott M Tintle, George P Nanos, William J Ertl, Jason H Ko, Sumanas W Jordan
More than 75% of major limb amputees experience chronic pain; however, data on severity and experience of pain are inconsistent. Without a benchmark using quantitative patient-reported outcomes, it is difficult to critically assess the efficacy of novel treatment strategies. Our primary objective is to report quantitative pain parameters for a large sample of amputees using the validated Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement System (PROMIS). Secondarily, we hypothesize that certain patient factors will be associated with worse pain...
July 2020: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open