![]() There are conflicting reports on the prevalence of PLP in people with limb amputations. While there are reports of PLP in people with congenital amputations, PLP appears to be more prevalent in people with traumatic or surgical limb amputations. Several risk factors, including stump pain, diabetic cause of amputation and depression, have been found to be associated with the onset and continuation of PLP. The condition is difficult to manage and can lead to disability and reduced health-related quality of life. Phantom limb pain (PLP)-pain felt in the amputated limb–is often accompanied by significant suffering. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.ĭata Availability: All relevant data are within the manuscript and its Supporting Information files.įunding: KML URC: 101 University of Cape Town The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Ĭompeting interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Received: OctoAccepted: SeptemPublished: October 14, 2020Ĭopyright: © 2020 Limakatso et al. PLoS ONE 15(10):Įditor: Arezoo Eshraghi, West Park Healthcare Centre, CANADA Citation: Limakatso K, Bedwell GJ, Madden VJ, Parker R (2020) The prevalence and risk factors for phantom limb pain in people with amputations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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